A Portugese Question

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Wright. Kroncong.
The Fado thing isn't necessarily a tested issue. It was just an introduction to a musical record, in an Indonesian distributor ... plus some other articles and considerations.
The term itself refers the instrument, similar to the "Wawayan" Ukelele, wich in fact is the Portuguese "Cavaquinho". The instrument and melodies were brought to Java by the Portuguese in the 16th century, being practised by the local mixed race Lusophones. The themes and the words were often about sadness and nostalgia ( Saudade, some ex-libris of the Fado ). So i found that introduction convincing. Its development by Eurasians by the late 19th century might have given it another style, though.
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