Four CDs picked up on my last trip to Lisbon in December 2009. All were fairly recent releases at the time. It’s interesting to note the similar design aesthetic; black and white and red remain the dominant colours in the projection of fado in the twenty-first century.
The Ana Moura CD has just been given an international release and the next post will consist of a review of the album which I wrote for PopMatters.
The Place of Longing 
It’s a well-observed point that there seems to be a bit too much of a “house style” to album artwork of specific genres nowadays. It would be nice to see people break out of the safety zone with a bit more imagination. I suppose it’s the result of far too much market research among music listeners!