Talk:Madredeus

Hi, I'm Portuguese and I would like someone here to explain me why Madredeus is fado with some other influences?? It has barely nothing to do with fado, at least not more than with other Portuguese folk music for that matter. It is much more like crossing of Medieval themes with New Age Music. Can someone correct the Fado-crap? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.123.129.86 (talk) 19:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Even the band acknowledge they have been influenced by fado (source: "Magalhaes is willing to concede the affinity between fado and Madredeus. But only with the proviso that Madredeus explores those feelings in its own way, without singing the old songs in the old styles"), it is wrong to say fado has nothing to do with their music. It's different from saying that their music is fado. 77.206.169.95 (talk) 06:50, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

I'd really appreciate if someone could fix grammar bits (they had been searching.. or they have been searching; they released or they had released). Also, "Madredeus" is not pronounced as its written.. I know for certain that the last bit is pronounced as "sh", but am not sure about the rest of it, and I don't know how to write about this in an article :\ - Jashiin
 * Errm, it's a Portuguese name, hence, it's pronounced exactly the way it's written...Zeppocity 14:24, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Mas não em inglês! (But not in English!) Nelson Ricardo 05:39, September 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, yes, but then I'm sure there are loads of articles on foreign personalities and somesuch where people don't really bother to spell it out, non? I think it really comes down to that; readers know it's Portuguese, Portuguese isn't read in the same way as English... does Wiki really always make sure that they get to know HOW it's read? Just doesn't really seem that significant to me. Zeppocity 16:09, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

The origin of the name is slightly innacurate. Previous reading had it that they practiced in an abbey named Madre Deus, the truth is a little (but significantly) more complex.

so what is the origin of the name ? why is it so complex ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Babamgeliyor (talk • contribs) 22:16, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Madre de Deus never was a subway or train station. It's the name of the church were they practiced and the wood near the same church. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.84.226 (talk) 15:08, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 17:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Band no longer active
In 2008, when Teresa Salgueiros left the band they didn't went on seperate ways, Salgueiros started a project of her own while the band owner (Pedro Ayres Magalhães) went on helping other bands and managing what's left of the band assets and started the project with Banda Cosmica. As of 2008 Madredeus per se was no more. Jorge Serra —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.83.30.149 (talk) 16:06, 21 December 2010 (UTC)