Portuguese guitarist Marco Miranda skillfully strummed the 12 strings of his Portuguese guitar, its distinctively multi-layered sound filling the air of the Portuguese Cultural Center in Central ...

That was the case when Portuguese beauty and soulful songstress, Mariza brought her all, when she performed alongside the ...

Toronto is hosting its first-ever International Fado Festival, a three-weekend event uniting local fadistas with Portuguese stars. Fuelled by Hollywood moments and a new generation of artists, the ...

A portrait of Lisbon, saudade and the fado folk music of the city and its relationship with tourism. Henri Kisielewski is the 2019 recipient of the Joan Wakelin bursary, administrated in partnership ...

If you go to Lisbon, you go listen to Portuguese fado, the city’s music about "fate." Follow the signs in the old neighborhoods, and you can’t miss the restaurants advertising live music with dinner.

Lila Fadista puts on a drag show. She often moans and lies on the floor, teasing the audience with sexual innuendo. Diogo Cardoso and Ricardo Lopes/Divergente Tiago Lila first fell in love with ...

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Like the Catalan star modernised flamenco, musical duo Lina_Raül Refree are updating traditional Portuguese fado for the 21st century For a few glorious moments at the end of January, downtown Los ...

Fado is the passionate, volatile and haunting acoustic folk music that is as vital to Lisbon culture as the blues is to Memphis. Fado is the passionate, volatile and haunting acoustic folk music that ...

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