For all Madame X fans, a nice reference book with photos about the album and the eponymous tour is available from today.
Madame X has been described by both critics and fans as one of Madonna’s best-ever creative albums and tours. In this first instalment of a 2-part book series we explore the cultural diversity of music styles, the artists and the places of the city of Lisbon that greatly inspired Madonna to create Madame X. It begins from when Madonna made Lisbon her home in 2017 and the book becomes a tourist itinerary of Lisbon’s locations and the melting-pot of music styles from which Madame X was born. The Madame X Tour that followed in 2019 to early 2020 was truly compelling and unique.
Table of contents of the book :
Author’s Note …………………………..…………………………………………………………..……………………………. 11
PART 1: YOUR LISBON GUIDE TO MADAME X ………………………………………………………………………………….13
The Renaissance of Madame X in Lisbon …..………………………………………………………………….……….. 15
Musical Styles That Inspired Madame X ……….……………………………………………………………………….. 33
Lisbon as a Cultural Melting Pot ……..……………………………………………………………………………………. 33
Lisbon’s Music Scene ………..………………………………………………………………………..………………………. 36
Musical Styles …………..………………………………………………………………………..……………………………… 40
Fado ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 40
Morna ………….……………………………………………………………………….………………………………………….. 44
Batuko …………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………….……….. 47
Funaná ……………………………….………………………………………………………………………..……………………. 51
Funk Carioca ……………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54
Other Musical Styles ………….…………………………………………………………………………..……………………. 56
Inside The World of Madame X ………..…………………………………………………………………..………………. 59
Madonna’s Lusophone Musicians on Tour …………………………………………………………………………………….. 60
Gaspar Varela (Portuguese Guitarra) ……..……………………………………………………………………….…….. 60
Diogo Varela Silva (Assistant) ……….………………………………………………………………………..…………….. 62
Jéssica Pina (Trumpet & Background Vocalis) ………………………………………………………………………………… 63
Ademiro ‘Miroca’ Paris (Percussion & Guitar) ……………………………………………………………………………….. 66
Carlos Mil-Homens (Percussion) ………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 70
Orquestra de Batukadeiras ……………………………………………………………………………….…………………. 72
Madonna’s Lisbon Tribe ………..……………………………………………………………….…………………………… 76
Dino D’Santiago ……………….…………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 76
Celeste Rodrigues ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 81
Branko ……………….………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………. 85
Blaya ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………….. 87
Kimi Djabaté ……………….…………………………………………………………………..………………………………… 89
Jon Luz ……………….…………………………………………………………………..………………………………………… 92
Mira Fragoso ………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 94
Mayra Andrade ……………..………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 95
Tuniko Goulart …………..………………………………………………………………….………………………………….. 96
João Ventura ……….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 98
Ive Greice ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………. 100
Ana Moura …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………. 102
Vânia Duarte …………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. 104
Fábia Rebordão ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………. 105
Nuno Xico ………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 106
Ricardo Gomes ……………….………………………………………………………………..……………………………… 107
Madame X Locations ……………….……………………………………………………………………………………….. 111
Lisbon ………………………………………….………………………………………………………………..……………….. 111
Fábrica de Braço de Prata ………….…………………………………………………………………..…………………. 111
Galeria Underdogs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 112
Mesa de Frades ………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………… 113
Casa de Linhares ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 113
Tejo Bar …………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………. 114
Beco do Maldonado …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 115
Escadinhas de Santo Estévão …………………………………………………………………………..………………… 116
Cineteatro Capitólio …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… 116
Coliseu dos Recreios ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 117
Bairro do Avillez ………………..…………………………………………………………………….………………………. 119
O Purista – Barbière …………….…………………………………………………………………….…………………….. 119
Restaurant Põe-te na Bicha …………………………………………………………………………..………………….. 120
B.Leza Clube ………………………..…………………………………………………………………….…………………… 120
Centro Cultural de Cabo Verde …………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 121
Palácio Ramalhete …………………..………………………………………………………………….………………….. 122
Hotel Pestana Palace ………..………………………………………………………………….…………………………. 123
Restaurante Solar dos Nunes ……….………………………………………………………………….……………….. 123
Estádio da Luz ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………………… 124
Panorâmico de Monsanto …………….…………………………………………………………………..……………… 125
Beyond Central Lisbon ……………..………………………………………………………………………………………. 126
Restaurant Wasabi Papi ………………….………………………………………………………………………………… 126
Restaurant Fortaleza do Guincho ……….……………………………………………………………………………… 127
Praia de São Julião …………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….. 127
Quinta Nova da Assunção ………………..……………………………………………………………….………………. 128
Mosteiro da Batalha ………………..………………………………………………………………………………………. 129
Santuário do Cabo Espichel …………………….……………………………………………………………….……….. 130
Comporta ……………………………..………………………………………………………………..………………………. 131
Pure Blood Lusitano …………………………..………………………………………………………………….…………. 132
Montado …………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………. 133
PART 2: AN INTIMATE JOURNEY IN THE WORLD OF MADAME X ………………………………………………… 147
Team Madame X – The Album ……………………………………………………………………..…………………… 149
Madame X Fact File ……………….………………………………………………………………………………………… 155
My Madame X Experience …………………………………………………………………………..…………………… 189
New York …………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………… 189
Lisbon …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. 191
London ……………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………….. 202
Paris …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 209
Configuration of the book :
ISBN 978-989-8890-69-6
264 pages
Dimensions 135 x 210 x 15 mm
Binding : soft cover
Language : English / Portuguese
In the second book, Madame X Revisited Volume II, we share a unique eye-witness Madame X Tour report, explore the historical and cultural background to Madame X, and present an update on the touring artists. The second part will appear in autumn 2022 and was written by Jenny Crooks, Ilse Vastenavondt, Paul Buijs and Dirk Timmerman.
The book is for sale via this website :
Madame X Revisited – Livro – WOOK (English version)
Madame X Revisitada – Livro – WOOK (Portuguese version)
