A new program is offering traditional Portuguese fado guitar lessons with world-famous performer Ricardo Parreira. Here's how ...

Q: There are male fado singers in Lisbon and there is also the very different tradition of fado de Coimbra which is traditionally sung by young men. But none is nearly as well-known as their female ...

LOWELL — Charismatic fado singer Katia Guerreiro, honored by the governments of Portugal and France for her virtuosity in the genre, will make her UMass Lowell debut in concert on Saturday. The ...

Portuguese Fado singer Katia Guerreiro will perform at UMass Lowell on March 22. The concert will benefit the university's Saab Center for Portuguese Studies and other programs. Guerreiro has ...

She sweeps in with regal dignity, the very image of a diva, her sumptuous black dress gently caressing the stage floor, her short, light blond hair and slim figure making an arresting sight. Mariza, ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It’s nearing midnight in Alfama, Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhood, when a lady in black steps into a taverna. The bar staff scurry to turn ...

After being pivotal in the recent Fado revival (the blues-like genre native to Lisbon) with her honest and impassioned interpretation, this Mozambique-born songstress dares to take the genre into a ...

ZURICH (Reuters Life!) - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre. The willowy singer with bleached blonde hair is at the vanguard ...

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