A symbol of identity, Fado music is widely sung in Lisbon and represents a distinctly Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian music, local genres of song and dance, rural music, and urban ...

Portuguese weddings often include elaborate sweet tables displaying traditional desserts like pasteis de nata (custard tarts) ...

Katia Guerreiro celebrates 25 years at the summit of Portuguese Fado with a concert to benefit the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies at UMass Lowell. A singer with deep roots in Portugal’s Azores ...

Vacaville-based singer and pianist Ramana Vieira specializes in fado, the traditional Portuguese folk music likened to American blues, but she continues to expand her song list to include music ...

“For people who don’t know anything about this kind of music, you can consider fado to be the Portuguese blues. It is music based in the feelings of life. “Like the blues, we sing about ...

Fado music is a form of Portuguese singing that is often associated with pubs, cafés, and restaurants. This music genre officially originated in Portugal around the 1820s, though it is thought to have ...

Charismatic fado singer Katia Guerreiro, honored by the governments of Portugal and France for her virtuosity in the genre, will make her UMass Lowell debut in concert on Saturday.