It's after dark in Lisbon's ramshackle Alfama neighborhood. Old-timers gather in restaurants, which serve little more than grilled sardines, to hear and sing Portugal's mournful fado ... a traditional ...

I’m writing this from Lisbon, Portugal, where my wife and I have been visiting her daughter, who lives here part of the year. At the same time, I’ve been thinking about all of you back home dealing ...

There is a haunting sound that echoes from the hills of Lisbon, Portugal when the sun goes down. It is a mournful, soul-filled musical moan, and it manages to fill the evening air with a touch of ...

The unique sound of Fado is part of Lisbon’s DNA, so embedded in society that it is included on UNESCO’s list of World Intangible Cultural Heritage. Born in the streets, houses and on the riverside of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Four nights a week, a young Japanese woman captivates audiences in Lisbon with her haunting rendition of 'fado,' Portugal's national ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Have you ever heard a song so tender and soulful it brought you to tears, even though you couldn't understand a word? That's how I feel about fado, a Portuguese folk music ...

Since the stylish vocalist Mariza swept on to the world music scene, winning a BBC Radio 3 award in March, the traditional fado she sings has won a growing number of fans (including Jools Holland, on ...

The music of a country is one of the keys to its culture; Argentina has the tango, Spain has flamenco, and Portugal has fado. It's a musical form that draws on many different historical and cultural ...