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.

It happened in an instant. Mariza, one of the leading contemporary singers of the gloriously melancholic Portuguese music known as fado, has a powerful voice that could knock the Earth off its axis.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Town Hall has announced Portuguese singer Mariza in a special streaming ...

Charismatic Mariza has sparked a stylish revival of Portugal’s national music back home, and now gives it a global twist After Portuguese fado star Mariza made her debut album independently, she went ...

Most of the time, concerts are simply a way for performers to bring music to where their fans are. But on rare occasions, the best artists are able to transport listeners to other realms -- a ...

How much: $39-$60. For tickets and information, go to www.monmouth.edu/events or call 732-571-3400 On her latest U.S. tour, the Portuguese singer Mariza is bringing ...

In any country, Mariza would command attention. Her short blond hair is set in rows above a face that could be described as impish even though her songs emphasize a sense of deep longing. Playful ...

Few performers predominate a genre as Amália Rodrigues has with fado, from her rise in the 1930s and even beyond her death in 1999. Now, today’s leading ambassador of the mournful Portuguese genre, ...

Singer Mariza has been the driving force in revitalizing the lamenting Portuguese musical genre fado, sometimes likened to the blues, a revival sparked by release of her first studio album in 2001.

The Town Hall is pleased to announce Portuguese singer Mariza in a special streaming concert event, being filmed exclusively for this broadcast. Recorded in Lisbon, Portugal to be webcast January 29 ...

Fado, the soulful music of Portugal, has been likened to the blues, to tango, to flamenco, to the rebetika of Greece. And the similarities are valid, to the extent that each genre represents a music ...

That's the first thing to notice about Portuguese fado, the dramatic, tear-stained music born many generations ago - perhaps in the 1820s, but some claim earlier - on the crowded streets of Lisbon's ...