Fado, which means destiny or fate, has a feeling the Portuguese call “saudade,” a melancholy emotion that roughly means a nostalgic longing, a certain ineffable yearning.

Fado is the folk music of Lisbon's rustic neighborhoods. Since the mid-1800s, it's been the Lisbon blues - mournfully beautiful and haunting ballads about lost sailors, broken hearts, and ...

Fado, which roughly translates to "fate" or "destiny," has been the signature sound of Lisbon (and Portugal) since the early part of the 1800s. It tells the story of the country's people through ...

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

I recently took a quick trip to Lisbon with my sister — and unlike those early explorers, our return was guaranteed — and we managed in four nights to visit four fado clubs. By day, we toured ...

The unique sound of Fado is part of Lisbon’s DNA, so embedded in society that it is included on UNESCO’s list of World Intangible Cultural Heritage. Born in the streets, houses and on the ...

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

Four nights a week, a young Japanese woman captivates audiences in Lisbon with her haunting rendition of 'fado,' Portugal's national musical treasure of intensely melancholic songs tinged with ...