António Zambujo gave an exquisite whisper of a concert on Saturday night at the Skirball Center at New York University. Mr. Zambujo is a fado singer from Portugal who has won the style’s major awards, ...
Fado, sometimes called the Portuguese blues, is a centuries-old folk style traditionally used to express saudade–nostalgic melancholy. It’s an ideal vehicle for the kind of voice that makes people ...
Fado, the Portuguese tradition of elegant, emotive songs filled with tragedy and longing, was named to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in late November. By happy coincidence 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 Portuguese people.
Carminho, the Portuguese fado singer and 2023 Latin Grammy nominee who was featured in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning film ‘Poor Things,’ said her recent limited U.S. tour was nothing short of ...
Portuguese fado singer Carminho has released her new album, ‘Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir’. The album modernizes traditional fado by incorporating unconventional instruments and a collaboration ...