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 ...

Ramana Vieira of Vacaville, an internationally known singer of fado, a kind of Portuguese folk song, usually melancholic and nostalgic, calls the music “a window into the soul” of Portuguese people.

Saudade vai-te embora (Saudade go away)--Rosinha dos limoes (Little Rose of the lemons)--Tristezas (Sadness)--Igreja de Santa Cruz (Church of Santa Cruz)--Lisboa, da beira mar (Lisbon by the river ...

Vacaville-based singer and pianist Ramana Vieira specializes in fado, the traditional Portuguese folk music likened to American blues, but lately she and her backing quartet expanded their song list ...

Fado is a school of music and singing born of African and Brazilian roots, first flourishing in the port towns and poor, working-class neighborhoods of 19th-century Lisbon, Portugal. Like American ...

PROVIDENCE – There was plenty to celebrate at the Rhode Island State House on the evening of June 9. In addition to the House of Representatives passing the fiscal year 2024 budget, dozens of people ...

PROVIDENCE — The 2025 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will see some big names from the Portuguese-speaking world take the stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center on April 12. A ...