a very moving performance of fado music

in a close setting

soft lighting, candles, silence, just taking it all in

straight from the heart

the passionate, soulful, traditional music of portugal

muito bonito.

“the only thing that matters is to feel the fado.

the fado is not meant to be sung; it simply happens.

you feel it, you don’t understand it and you don’t explain it.”

– Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese activist

Known as the “Rainha do Fado” (“Queen of Fado”), Amalia Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress best known for her passionate and romantic, yet hauntingly tragic, renditions of fado, Lisbon’s traditional form of song. 1920-1999

Known worldwide, Fado was recently considered an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO because this musical style reflects a large part of the country’s identity. Since the time of the Discoveries, the Portuguese have carried with them a feeling of melancholy that is purged through music.

Fado means ‘fate.’