Grammy-nominated fado singer Sara Correia performs this weekend (July 29 and 30) at the Lowell Folk Festival in Lowell, Massachusetts. Correia is one of the most prominent and traditional voices of contemporary fado and is touring in support of her second major label release, Do Coração (From the Heart). Correia’s live performances are characterized by…
Author: David Mendonça
David Mendonça
By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) a Luso-American with roots in the Azores, is a contributor to the Feel Portugal Digital Magazine. Passionate about fado, his articles also appear on his blogs Fado Today(English) and Fado Hoje (Portuguese). He lives in New York State. David is also the president of Portuguese Amecican Cultural Exchange, Inc (PACE), a 501c3 corp.
Fado is unquestionably the song of Lisbon, but finding true fado in Lisbon can be difficult–especially when your stay is short. In this spirit, here are some suggestions for fado in Lisbon’s most storied neighborhoods: Alfama, Mouraria, and Bairro Alto. A Muralha–Alfama “A Muralha”–or “The Wall”– is so named because…