António Chainho

António Chainho (27 January 1938 – 27 January 2026) was a Portuguese fado guitarist. He worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía. He also recorded and toured extensively with the Lisbon-based São Toméan singer Marta Dias.

In 1998, Chainho contributed "Fado Da Adiça" and "Interlude: Variações Em Mi Menor" to the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Chainho died on 27 January 2026, his 88th birthday.

Discography (incomplete) 1980 – Guitarra Portuguesa 1996 – António Chainho with the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1998 – A Guitarra e Outras Mulheres 2000 – Lisboa-Rio 2003 – António Chainho E Marta Dias - Ao Vivo No Ccb (live at the Cultural Centre of Belém) Label: Movieplay 2010 – Lisgoa