New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and the Museum of Madeiran Heritage host a night of fado music and culture on Sept. 26.

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.

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 ...

Fado is more than a style of music. In the 1820s, it emerged as a form of storytelling in Portuguese taverns packed with sailors, bohemians, and courtesans. Sung by, and for, working-class people, the ...

Milinković, a multiple award-winning and internationally recognized Sarajevo singer-songwriter, first heard fado performed by the “queen” of the genre, Amália Rodrigues, back in 2008. She says: I like ...

A new program is offering Portuguese guitar lessons from renowned performer Ricardo Parreira. The project aims to preserve the fado tradition in the United States. Lessons will be held virtually and ...

With her smoky voice and her high-fashion look, the self-proclaimed “punk of fado” found stardom by shaking up a venerable Portuguese genre. By Alex Williams See more of our coverage in your search ...

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 ...

Portuguese fado singer Carminho has released her new album, ‘Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir’. The album modernizes traditional fado by incorporating unconventional instruments and a collaboration ...

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.