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Amália Rodrigues, aka “The Queen of Fado,” is one of the few people in Lisbon with countless streets, a museum, and a garden bearing her name. And with good reason:
Amália Rodrigues, aka “The Queen of Fado,” is one of the few people in Lisbon with countless streets, a museum, and a garden bearing her name. And with good reason:
Fado music is all about saudade, which roughly translates as longing. And live fado had been a Lisbon staple for centuries. But that was in the long, long ago… Nevertheless,
Bacalhau is the Portuguese word for codfish, whereas peixoto is a diminutive of peixe, the Portuguese (and Galician) word for fish. Fish, especially codfish, are very popular in Portugal. Ana
Tatiana Cobbett is a Brazilian who has been singing and performing professionally since the last millennium. She has five records under her belt, and, throughout the years, she’s toured extensively
Here’s some bite-size history for you: -520 years ago, Portugal colonized Brazil. -218 years ago, Brazil declared its independence from Portugal. -20 years ago, Brazil and Portugal signed the Friendship,
Christmas time makes many people sad. The cold and rain don’t help. And fado is not the most uplifting music… But good food makes most people happy! Vital D’Assunção is
Tuesday nights can get a little raw in this town. Noite Crua (“Raw Night”) is a weekly residency at Crew Hassan dedicated to the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) music scene. This September
Karaoke. Most people are so paralyzed by the fear of it that they shrug at its mere mention. Those people are wrong, and may God have mercy on their souls.
“I realized that the tools I have to make the world a little better are the music and the festival. It’s what I know how to do well.” -Roberto Medina,
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