Internationally recognised Portuguese singer Ana Moura is considered to be one of the most popular contemporary fado singers since the day she caught the ear of renowned fado singer Maria da Fé. Fado, ...

In recent years, the melancholic Portuguese folk music known as fado has gotten a lot of play around the world. Many of the singers have stylized their songs to suit the tastes of an international ...

Fados, the bittersweet songs of Portugal, are like rare vintage wines: they don’t travel well. They are best savored in the small lantern-lit taverns tucked away in the cobblestone alleys of old ...

LISBON — José de Oliveira bellows, occasionally off key, the melancholic songs known as fado. But questionable talent does not inhibit the 70-year-old retired welder from taking over the floor at A ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo stands at the center of much of fado's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Lisbon is the city of fado,” says Portuguese singer Carminho. “You have to experience it when you're there.” Carminho, who ...

Fado is a style of Portuguese music that is impossible to define. The only way to even begin to understand fado is to hear it. So Carlos Saura doesn’t try to define it. In his documentary “Fados,” ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Having made gorgeous, erotic, bluntly titled performance films about flamenco (1995’s “Flamenco”) and tango (1998’s “Tango”), Spain’s Carlos Saura aims his ...

International Fado sensation Mariza will visit Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts as part of her North American tour on Sunday, Oct. 23, in support of her new album “Mundo” ...

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