Tango in Fado - Music connects
Singer and musician Stefan Voss did not miss the chance to support the children of steps for children once again with a fantastic musical initiative: together with many friends and musicians from all over the world, he recorded a song. The proceeds generated through Spotify and your streams go in full to steps for children and therefore support educational and care services in Namibia for children from the informal settlements.
But how did Stefan Voss come up with the idea of writing and recording the song?
Stefan likes to look back on his travels. He especially remembers the one to Portugal: „In 1991, my friend and I travelled around Portugal for 3 weeks with just our rucksacks. Some of those impressions are reflected in this song: overcrowded stations, backpackers, unfamiliar smells, kind people who helped us along when we did not know what to do next. In Portugal you hear a lot of music, and „Fado“ is a Portuguese style of music that has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.“
The song is called „Tango in Fado“ – but why, when these two words are almost opposites in style? „Fado“ (in German: fate) is a very melancholic style of music, whereas „Tango“ is very passionate and life-affirming.
The singer-songwriter Stefan Voss explains in his song that although the basic mood is melancholic, marked by need, loss or grief, one can still find happiness and joie de vivre if one sets off and actively looks for it. „And if you look long enough, you will find it… the life-affirming tango!“, Voss is sure of that.
With this approach and this confidence, he found people who recorded this song with him and who together support steps children in Namibia on their educational journey.
The song is available to listen to on Spotify – by now more than 23,500 streams have been collected. Listen to it, dance along and support steps for children in this way too.
Dear Stefan Voss, we would like to thank you, your friends and everyone involved very warmly for this beautiful song and your commitment! Who knows, perhaps the steps children will already sing along to the chorus themselves in your next song…
Contributors:
Vocals: Johanna (France), Rod (Argentina), Juan (Mexico), Eduanis (Cuba), Nathalie (Switzerland), Matt (England), Gee (Holland), Ann (Philippines), Luis (Ireland)
Video: Eileen, Caro (Germany), Felix (Germany)
