Fado singer Carminho enters 2024 planning a new international tour, thinking about a new album, and reaping the rewards of appearing in Yorgos Lanthimos’ film “Poor Things,” which has received ...

Don’t speak to me only of love, But talk to me about fado. In Portugal, such an injuction in the middle of a love song is as standard as June & moon rhymes in the U.S. Fado (pronounced fah-doo), ...

The Portuguese word fado means fate. Fado songs have a reputation for being mournful and full of tragic stories about destiny -- a kind of Portuguese folk music that many people liken to American ...

Vieira has released several albums, among them “Sem Ti” (Without You), “Despi A Alma” (roughly translated as Bare Soul), ...

FALL RIVER – Fado star Gisela João says you can listen to her heart sing as she surrenders to the words during her performances. “That’s how I feel about fado ...

It’s no surprise that Ana Moura embraced fado while growing up in Northern Portugal. Fado, the mournful folk music of the Portuguese, which dates back more than 200 years, is ubiquitous throughout ...

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country's most beloved artists who was known as the "Sinatra" of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age of 81.

For Mariza -- a singer of songs from the old world -- it's a whole new world. After world tours, performances at the Olympics and the World Cup, and selling over a million albums, the singer put her ...

Fado is Portugal’s traditional folk music, Alfredo Gago da Câmara is one of its finest players. A musician, poet, teacher, author and composer, he’s travelled the world entertaining. Tomorrow night, ...

LISBON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country's most beloved artists who was known as the "Sinatra" of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age ...