Rural sociology

Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal

Le cante alentejano, chant polyphonique de l’Alentejo (sud du Portugal)

Cante Alentejano is a genre of traditional two-part singing performed by amateur choral groups in southern Portugal, characterized by distinctive melodies, lyrics and vocal styles, and performed without instrumentation. Groups consist of up to thirty singers divided into groups. The ponto, in the lower range, starts the singing,...