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.

A NIGHT OF FADO WITH JOANA AMENDOEIRA AND DUARTE The UMass Lowell Saab Center for Portuguese Studies, in partnership with Portuguese / American Cultural Exchange (PACE), hosted “ Sounds of Portugal: A ...

LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country’s most beloved artists who was known as the “Sinatra” of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the ...

Ramana Vieira of Vacaville, an internationally known singer of fado, a kind of Portuguese folk song, usually melancholic and nostalgic, calls the music “a window into the soul” of Portu… ...

The Town Hall has announced Portuguese singer Mariza in a special streaming concert event, being filmed exclusively for this broadcast. Recorded in Lisbon, Portugal to be webcast January 29 at 8 ...

Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre.

Fado artists sing about the hard realities of daily life, balancing resignation with hopefulness that its torments may still come to an end. It is often described by using the Portuguese word ...

Portuguese singer Mariza has released a tribute album to fado icon Amalia Rodrigues and is soon performing an online concert as part of the “The Voice, A Voz” series curated by The Town Hall ...

American interest in Portugal is soaring as travelers flock to the country's walkable cities and reputation as one of ...

Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country's most beloved artists who was known as the "Sinatra" of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age of 81. Do Carmo, born ...

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