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.

The 2025 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will be held at the Providence Performing Arts Center on April 12. The awards feature various music genres, including rock, rap, fado, and world ...

An American at the forefront of the fado, a type of melancholy Portuguese folk music, Ramana Vieira says her show Friday at Journey Downtown in Vacaville will be an example of “fado fusion.” The ...

PROVIDENCE – Portuguese singer/composer José Cid enjoys saying he was born for music. On May 20, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11 th International Portuguese Music Awards ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Fado, the Portuguese guitar, and jazz and folk music have been major musical references in the first decades of the Portuguese national cinema ...