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 ...

Mariza, who is of Portuguese and Mozambican descent, isn't only interested in mining the past and evoking the spirit of the late Amália Rodrigues who's considered the greatest fadista of all time.

Fado, which means “fate” or “destiny” in Portuguese, originated in the working-class neighborhoods of Lisbon in the early 19th century. It reflects the yearnings, sorrows, and joys of the Portuguese ...

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 ...

I myself am fascinated by Portugal in many ways. My interest in fado, a traditional Portuguese music genre began with my column “Origin of Portuguese And Korean Cultural Contact” on Dec. 23, 1992 in ...

ZURICH (Reuters Life!) - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre. The willowy singer with bleached blonde hair is at the vanguard ...

The music of a country is one of the keys to its culture; Argentina has the tango, Spain has flamenco, and Portugal has fado. It's a musical form that draws on many different historical and cultural ...

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, ...

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