Purple Magazine
— The Magic Issue #42 F/W 2024

cover #21 carminho in palm angels f/w 2024-25

SOUL AND SAUDADE Palm Angels F/W 2024-25   Photography by OLIVIER ZAHM With CARMINHO Olivia Drozdz, style Helena Vaz Pereira, hair Rita Fialho, make-up   INTERVIEW WITH THE PORTUGUESE FADO SINGER CARMINHO IN A FISHING VILLAGE, FONTE DE TELHA by OLIVIER ZAHM   OLIVIER ZAHM — Fado is magical music because it’s all about the soul, about real feeling. What’s the story of fado? Where does it come from? Is it specifically Portuguese? CARMINHO — As far as we know, fado was born more or less 200 years ago in Portugal. It’s an urban culture that came from the poorest neighborhoods near the ports and the prostitutes and the merchants. It was born from the marginal side of society. People gathered as a community, playing instruments and sharing their feelings about what they were going through in their daily lives. They communicated their loves and their fights. OLIVIER ZAHM —…

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