{"id":466,"date":"2024-06-04T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsoulgroup.com\/evoraocantehotel\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2025-08-20T17:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:01:04","slug":"the-alentejo-cante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artsoulgroup.com\/evoraocantehotel\/en\/the-alentejo-cante\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alentejo Cante"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
There is a hypothesis that it has an Arab origin. Others suggest it is Sephardic. Some voices claim that the Cante is pre-Roman and dates back to the Bronze Age. Or Byzantine, considering that before the division between the two Romes, Byzantium and Constantinople, the Iberian Peninsula was under Byzantine occupation. Others still believe it originates from religious chants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tThe Alentejo Cante is a genre of traditional singing in two parts, performed by amateur choral groups in southern Portugal. The repertoire consists of melodies and oral poetry (modas) and is performed without musical instruments. Cante groups can gather up to 30 singers who divide into three roles: the \u201cponto\u201d starts the moda, followed by the \u201calto\u201d who doubles the melody a third or tenth above, often adding ornaments. The entire choir group then joins in, singing the remaining verses in parallel thirds. The alto is the guiding voice that can be heard above the group throughout the music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The lyrics explore traditional themes such as rural life, nature, love, motherhood, or religion, as well as themes related to the cultural and social context. The Cante is a fundamental aspect of the social life of Alentejo communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The transmission, between the older and younger members, mainly occurs in the rehearsals of the choral groups. The Cante embodies a strong sense of identity and belonging. It reinforces dialogue between different generations, genders, and origins, thus contributing to social cohesion. It has been an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since 2014.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t O Espa\u00e7o Expositivo pretende ser uma mostra, sob v\u00e1rias formas, de coisas relacionadas com olival, azeitona e azeite. Assim, poder\u00e1 observar para al\u00e9m de fotografias alusivas ao tema e, ainda, objectos utilit\u00e1rios e de decora\u00e7\u00e3o, como sejam: candeias e lamparinas de azeite, galheteiros, utens\u00edlios de laborat\u00f3rio, etc.<\/p> Designamo-lo de \u201cCooperativa\u201d j\u00e1 que se espera que seja um espa\u00e7o de mem\u00f3ria do passado e presente, da comunidade, ligada \u00e0 produ\u00e7\u00e3o de azeite.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Mercearia significa uma pequena loja tradicional que vende produtos de grande consumo, sobretudo alimentos, podendo complementar a oferta com outros produtos, nomeadamente bebidas ou objetos de uso dom\u00e9stico.<\/p> Na nossa Mercearia Eborim, alguns dos produtos com maior destaque s\u00e3o naturalmente \u201cOs Nossos Azeites\u201d, todos eles Azeites Virgens Extra, Alentejanos, criteriosamente escolhidos. Propomos que os nossos h\u00f3spedes e convivas se lancem \u00e0 descoberta das suas caracter\u00edsticas, provem e, se for caso disso, comprem-nos para com eles se deliciarem em suas casas, fazendo deles o melhor uso.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t On our signature Art and Soul blog, you can find articles about the Alentejo Cante<\/b>, and you can read about what to do and visit<\/b> in the beautiful city of \u00c9vora, the future European Capital of Culture in 2027<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tCommunity<\/h4>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
The Cultural and Social Expression of Cante<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A Mercearia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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