Latest news and stories about fado in Portugal for expats and residents.
Nuno Marques shares his perspective on the traditionalist view of incorporating the piano into fado music.
Three of Portugal’s best-known fado singers will take to the stage on the same night next month, as Ana Moura, Cuca Roseta and Raquel Tavares perform at Solverde casinos from The post Fado singers bring Portugal’s flagship genre to Solverde casinos appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Fado singer Ana Moura announced that she will join the protesters who have been occupying Rossio square, in Lisbon, against the housing crisis: “We live in times of bubbles of isolation, which have caused a huge lack of empathy.”
This week's 'Língua Mãe' interviewed the fado singers who performed together on stage for the first time this year.
His father José Fernandes Aleixo from Loulé had moved to VRSA in search of work; his mother was a domestic worker from VRSA. When António was seven, the family moved The post António Fernandes Aleixo (1899-1949) – The People’s Poet appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Augusta da Cruz, an operatic singer who became famous in Italy, and Augusto Hilário, an inspired and bohemian Fado singer, whose work was even sung by Amália.
Every verse carried a whole lifetime. It spoke to our soul.
In 'Mariza's Love Songs', the fado singer will revisit a repertoire built over more than two decades of her career, in which love, passion, absence, and longing take on multiple forms.
The fado singer Camané sang accompanied by Jorge Palma's piano and even performed a track, “Noite Transfigurada”, written and composed by Palma. But above all, he considered him a friend.
From Beja to London, passing through Spain, the fado singer takes his latest album to national and international stages. Some dates are already sold out.
In an emotional outburst, the artist confesses that the illness made him put everything he previously considered important into perspective.
Everything has already been said about the two: pure geniuses, with talent and Fado culture.
Carminho and Aldina Duarte close the Caixa Alfama Festival today. Fado singer Rodrigo was honoured by Ricardo Ribeiro and Camané in an episode of the RTP programme 'Em Casa d'Amália', recorded live.
The fado singer will be honoured in an edition of the programme “Em Casa d'Amália”, hosted by José Gonçalez. Rodrigo, who has released 40 albums in his career, considers himself “a singer of fados, and a singer of stories”.
This Friday and Saturday, 60 artists will perform across 10 venues in the historic Lisbon neighbourhood. 'Em Casa D’Amália' is one of the highlights.
Raquel Tavares is one of the headliners at this year's edition of Caixa Alfama
The Fado Festival will hold three performances in Brazil this November, featuring artists such as Sara Correia and Camané. The tour begins in São Paulo at the Cultura Artística on November 2nd and 3rd, before moving to Rio de Janeiro for shows at Vivo Rio on November 6th. The programme also includes a conference by Diogo Clemente and a documentary screening at the Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, alongside an exhibition curated by the Fado Museum.
“A Música de Mário Pacheco” features an orchestra under the direction of conductor João Defesa. Mário Pacheco maintains that the Portuguese guitar is the instrument that “most expressively defines fado.”
Portuguese singer-songwriter Carminho reflects on her 17-year relationship with Brazil as she tours the country with her latest show, 'Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir'. She discusses her deep connection to Brazilian culture, her friendships with iconic artists like Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque, and her evolving approach to Fado, which she views as a profound medium for human emotion rather than just sadness.
Sessions scheduled for August 28th, 29th, and 30th.
Sara Correia and Camané will be present at the Fado Festival on November 6th. The exhibition 'The Neighbourhoods of Lisbon', which tells the history of the city's iconic neighbourhoods, will also be inaugurated at Vivo Rio.
The Fado singer performed his new single on the CMTV morning show.
A review of Rui Martins Ferreira's book, which explores the artistic and poetic intersections between Amália Rodrigues, David Mourão-Ferreira, and Pedro Homem de Mello. The work examines how these three figures influenced the evolution of Fado, bridging the gap between erudite poetry and popular musical expression, while maintaining a clear and accessible analytical style.
The programme for the 25th-anniversary celebration includes a fado session, readings of Amália Rodrigues' poetry, creative workshops, and guided tours. The event coincides with the artist's birthday.
Singer Cristina Branco is one of the winners of the Play Tradicional Awards, presented on Sunday by Audiogest, the collective management association for phonographic producer rights.
The Fado singer admits: “Bringing my music and singing in Portuguese at a festival like this is very special”.
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