Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira, better known as Ana Moura, was born September 17, 1979 in Santarem, the bustling capital of the Ribatejo province in the…
Artist Profiles: Ana Moura
Tag: Portugal
Artist Profiles: Antonio Chainho
Antonio Chainho was born in 1938 in Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. He is a Portuguese musician who has been dedicating his career to the Portuguese…
Artist Profiles: Armenio de Melo
Armenio de Melo was born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal in 1953. He is considered one of the best guitar players of fado, recognized…
Artist Profiles: Dulce Pontes
She could have been a dancer, had the dance school not thought that, at fourteen years of age, she was too old to start a…
Artist Profiles: Amélia Muge
Amélia Muge is one of the greatest singers from Portugal. She sings with a deep and personal passion and she is also a skilled arranger.…
Artist Profiles: Celeste Rodrigues
Maria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues, better known as Celeste Rodrigues, was born in Alpedrinha, Fundão, on March 14, 1923. She is a veteran fado performer and…
Artist Profiles: Carlos Do Carmo
Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida, better known as Carlos do Carmo, was born on December 21, 1939 in Lisbon’s Mouraria neighborhood. Carlos…
Artist Profiles: Lula Pena
Lula Pena was born May 15, 1974 in Lisbon, Portugal. Her inventive form of fado and other styles of music has developed a devoted following…
Artist Profiles: Ricardo Ribeiro
Ricardo Alexandre Paulo Ribeiro was born August 19, 1981 in Lisbon, Portugal. Ricardo Ribeiro discovered fado at an early age, listening to the big names…
Claudia Aurora to Perform in London at Songlines Fado Series
Portuguese vocalist Claudia Aurora is set to perform at the Songlines Fado Series, on Friday, September 29, 2017 at The Pheasantry, Pizza Express in London.…