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.

PROVIDENCE – There was plenty to celebrate at the Rhode Island State House on the evening of June 9. In addition to the House of Representatives passing the fiscal year 2024 budget, dozens of people ...

PROVIDENCE — The 2025 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will see some big names from the Portuguese-speaking world take the stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center on April 12. A ...

Fado is a school of music and singing born of African and Brazilian roots, first flourishing in the port towns and poor, working-class neighborhoods of 19th-century Lisbon, Portugal. Like American ...

Saudade vai-te embora (Saudade go away)--Rosinha dos limoes (Little Rose of the lemons)--Tristezas (Sadness)--Igreja de Santa Cruz (Church of Santa Cruz)--Lisboa, da beira mar (Lisbon by the river ...

In Portugal, traditional and modern musical styles provide a new perspective. In Portugal, traditional and modern musical styles provide a new perspective on identity, people and country. ALL ARTS ...

The new queen of the Portuguese folk music known as fado shines in the impressive Mariza Live in London a 2003 concert recorded at the Union Chapel in London The twentysomething Lisbon resident has ...