In 1920 the voice of Portugal was born. Her name: Amália Rodrigues. A new exhibition focussing on the musician's star-spangled life, titled 'Ah Amália - Living Experience', is opening in the ...

Last week, UNESCO added fado to its inventory of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage.’’ To friends of Portugal, this consecration only stated the obvious. Born in the steep streets and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “O Fado nasceu um dia/ quando o vento mal bulia . . . ” José Régio’s words sketch out the legend of the genre: ...

LISBON, Portugal -- Amalia Rodrigues, the Portuguese singer whose passionate performances of the country's brooding "fado" music took her from Lisbon taverns to worldwide fame, died yesterday. She was ...

The exhibition features video-mapping, virtual reality and a full-scale hologram of the artist who put fado on the map. In 1920 the voice of Portugal was born. Her name: Amália Rodrigues. A new ...