Alice Lemos Avila performing Portuguese songs,
February 6, 1939

Sound recordings: In Portuguese.

Manuscripts: In English and Portuguese.

Comprises a group of field materials documenting Alice Lemos Avila singing Portuguese songs and accompanying herself on the English guitar on February 6, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Oakland, California. Recordings include fados, children's songs, folk songs, and popular songs familiar to the Portuguese in California.

Mariana costureira
Lydia
O Laurentina
Balance
Ai - ai - amor
Ora vai tu
As Carvoieras
Coradinha
Ru - chu - chu
O carvalho milagroso
Minha mai e pobresinha (fado)
Minha mai minha amada
Fado dos passarinhos

Ai - Ai - Amor
As Carvoieras
Balance
Coradhinha
Fado dos passarinhos
Lydia
Mariana Costureira
Minha mai e pobresinha (fado)
O carvalho milagroso
O Laurentina
Ora vai tu
Ru - chu - chu
Tyrolando

Sidney Robertson Cowell refers to the English guitar as the "Portuguese guitar" or "guitarra portuguesa."

am Jun-27-97