He died the author of “Farewell Blues’ – Swab

He died the singer, poet and music composer of Coimbra Fernando Machado Soares . The news was released by the Foundation Amalia Rodrigues.

Fernando Machado Soares, who was magistrate and vice-president of the foundation, is the author of one of the most popular songs from the repertoire of Portuguese music associated Coimbra: ‘The Ballad Farewell ‘ known by the verse “Coimbra has more charm / at the time of farewell»

Fernando Machado Soares was 84 years old and graduated in Law at the 50 in. Coimbra, in which shared an artistic journey alongside names like Luis Goes, José Afonso, Fernando Rolim and Florencio de

Carvalho. ‘The Ballad Farewell ‘, which may recall below, became best known as a success but in 1957 also recorded in Madrid “Coimbra Quintet”, a disc named as one of the most remarkable in the history of Coimbra song.