Latest news and stories about fado in Portugal for expats and residents.
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”.
The initiative began on June 28th and already has a schedule running until September 13th in various public locations.
The Fado singer was performing as part of the 14th edition of the Bread Festival in Mafra when the moment occurred.
With collaborations from Salvador Sobral and Sérgio Godinho, Diana Vilarinho prepares to bring Fado to the NOS Alive stage, adapting the tradition to the festive environment of the new generations.
In every community, culture is created in the streets and neighbourhoods where residents interact. It is through their hands that local identity is formed, making culture a cornerstone of democracy. While culture is naturally transmitted between families and generations, local municipalities play a vital role in bringing it to the public. This summer, the Cascais City Council is revitalising its historical heritage by launching the 'Rua do Fado' project, which brings Fado music back to its roots in the streets and squares of Cascais. Featuring both new and established performers, the initiative aims to reconnect the community with its artistic identity and traditions.
During a Portugal national team press conference, music by Dua Lipa was heard, leading coach Roberto Martínez to jokingly suggest playing Portuguese fado singers Sara Correia or Mariza instead.
In reaction to cases of violence and harassment, fado singer Silvana Peres conceived an album featuring only lyrics by women, taking a stand against all types of violence, harassment, and prejudice.
Pedro and Hélder Moutinho present the show “The Invited Poets”, which unites the tradition of popular poets with the sophistication of erudite and contemporary authors on stage.
The show Os Poetas Convidados brings together fado-singing brothers Pedro and Hélder Moutinho this Wednesday at the Casa da Música, followed by a performance at the São Luiz theatre on July 1st.
Pedro and Hélder Moutinho will take the stage this Wednesday and on July 1st at the São Luiz Municipal Theatre in Lisbon to celebrate together the poets who gave Fado some of its best verses.
On June 1st, a concert was held at the Museu do Oriente in Lisbon, featuring a fusion of musical rhythms: malouf and fado. The show celebrated the treaty of good neighbourliness and cooperation between Portugal and Tunisia.
The event takes place between this Tuesday and Saturday with 15 artistic performances. All shows are free to enter and will be held at the Castle, Praça da República, and Largo de Santa Maria.
The 31-year-old singer has just released the album 'De Corpo Inteiro'. The occasion serves as a pretext to talk about music and remember her grandfather, one of the greatest names in the history of fado.
Teresinha Landeiro presents her new album. The fado singer confesses that the paintings by Alfredo de Luz were the ideal 'lifeline' for writing lyrics when she did not know what to compose about.
Será que lhe Descobres a Poesia? is a bold test of maturity, inspired by the paintings of Alfredo Luz. 'It seemed interesting to me to understand what I have to say about those paintings,' she says.
This week's 'Língua Mãe' interviewed fado singer Marco Rodrigues, who talks about how he became one of the greatest ambassadors of Lisbon's music as a teenager, despite not liking fado at the time.
In the old quarters of Tunis, melodies echo through cafes and salons, taking listeners on a journey through time. This is Malouf, an ancestral musical art form that serves as a common reference for Tunisian cultural celebrations. Originating from Andalusian migrations to North Africa after the fall of Granada in 1492, Malouf blends Iberian, local, and Ottoman influences. Its structure, known as the 'nuba', follows a precise rhythmic sequence. Today, Malouf remains a living tradition, deeply embedded in Tunisian life and set to be showcased in a unique cultural dialogue in Lisbon, where it will meet the Portuguese Fado.
The song 'Que mar é este' features a collaboration between artists Sérgio Onze and Gisela João, drawing inspiration from Cape Verdean musical influences.
Camané, Paulo de Carvalho, and Lenita Gentil are some of the festival's highlights.
For the first time, there will be two female voices at the serenade during the Coimbra Queima das Fitas. Tonight, Constança and Tânia turn a page in history.
“I went up to Ana Moura and said I was a big fan of hers and sang her fados at home. And Jorge Fernando asked me: ‘Do you want to sing?’” The latest guest on Posto Emissor, Teresinha Landeiro recalls on the BLITZ podcast how she made her debut in fado.
The festival organization states that at Saturday's concert, “Patrícia Costa will be the star of the night.” The 11th edition of the Katowice Culture Nature Festival has the theme “Melancholy and Ecstasy.”
'Rapariga', coming out next Friday, blends the voice of Bárbara Bandeira with an unreleased recording by Amália Rodrigues. It is part of “Lusa - Ato II”, the singer's new EP.
The singer performed two songs by the iconic Amália Rodrigues.
An exploration of the impact and cultural significance of queer music within the Portuguese music scene.
“I had a childhood dream of being a doctor, but I didn't get into Medicine”: on Posto Emissor, fado singer Teresinha Landeiro talks about her academic 'journey'
Young fado singer Teresinha Landeiro is this week's guest on Posto Emissor. With her fourth album arriving next week, topics of conversation included the inspiration for the new record, which drew from the work of painter Alfredo Luz, the start of her career at age 12 with her 'godmothers' Ana Moura and Raquel Tavares, her Management degree, and the lessons from Celeste Rodrigues. We also discussed the Eurovision Song Contest and the musical debut of actress Helena Caldeira.
