Porto, a coastal city in Portugal, is famous for its beautiful riverfront, where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean ...

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The International Portuguese Music Awards will see some big names from the Portuguese-speaking world take the stage at PPAC ...

Today I’m sharing a very special conversation with Bia Caboz — a young Madeiran artist who is giving new life to fado, ...

The singer from Lisbon showed off her powerful vocals, proving that microphones and amplification to be unnecessary luxuries.

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.

At 86, the legendary vocalist Mavis Staples returns with her 14th solo album, a collection that bridges the decades of her immense career. Produced by Brad Cook, the album is a deeply spiritual and ...

Round Top Film Festival, Houston Cinema Arts Festival, Rodney Crowell, Thomas Csorba, Julius Rodriguez and 'Angels in America' are also recommended.

The music, traditionally performed in an intimate setting known as a "fado house," is guitar-based, and built around classical guitar and the notoriously difficult 12-string Portuguese guitar.

Portuguese Fado is “the most genuine and universal music” of Lisbon, says researcher Sérgio Luís de Carvalho in his book “Lisboa Fadista”, drawing an analogy with the fado song “A Casa da Mariquinhas” ...

Europe is a continent of long-lived cultures, with countless treasured traditions that have survived into modern times. While some of Europe’s customs live on only as clichés or tacky stage shows for ...