Maximiano de Sousa

Maximiano de Sousa (20 January 1918, in Funchal, Madeira – 29 May 1980) was a Portuguese Fado singer. Max was one of the most popular Fado singers from the 1940s until well after his death in 1980.

Personal life

Maximiano de Sousa, known to most people as Max, was a Madeiran (Portuguese: madeirense), born in Funchal in 1918. It was here that career started. He was a tailor, and even after becoming an artist, he long maintained that profession.

In 1936 he began working at night in a hotel bar in Funchal as a singer and continued to work as a tailor during the day. In 1957, he left for the United States where he remained for two years, afterward he toured Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina.

Selected discography (incomplete) Noites da Madeira/Bailinho da Madeira (78, VC, 1949) Bailinho da Madeira/Noites da Madeira (Single, Decca/VC, 1956) A Mula da Cooperativa / A Coisa / O Magala / O Homem do Trombone (Columbia) Porto Santo 31 Sinal da Cruz Pomba Branca, Pomba Branca/Quando a Dor Bateu à Porta (Single, Decca/VC, 1974) As Bordadeira Casei com uma Velha Júlia Florista Maria Rapaz Maria tu tens a mania Mas sou fadista Mula da Cooperativa Nem ás paredes confesso Noite O Magala Pomba Branca Porto Santo Rosinha dos Limões Saudades da Ilha Sinal da Cruz Vielas de Alfama