Fado at Silves Castle
Fado group Madragoa will be the last act to perform at this year’s “Sunset Secrets”, the summer event held at Silves castle. Taking place on Thursday (August 27), the evening
Acclaimed fado singer wins Portugal’s prize for promoting culture overseas
Portugal’s renowned Fado singer Carlos do Carmo has new cause for celebration – winning the 2014 Personality of the Year award for his role in promoting Portuguese culture to the
Fado gala at Arte Algarve
Algarve fado singer Ondina Santos and friends are presenting an evening of fado at the Galeria Arte Algarve in Lagoa on Thursday, May 21. The “Gala de Fado” will be
Learn all about fado in Tavira
The Fado Com História project was launched in Tavira in October and on December 5 its museum was opened formally in the presence of the local mayor Jorge Botelho. Fado
Fado contest at Centro de Congressos do Arade
Lagoa’s ‘Sons do Fado’ competition is back again this year, giving amateur Fado singers an opportunity to show off their singing abilities. Aspiring fado singers will be battling it out
Fado, a special kind of music
Algarve historian Peter Kingdon Booker will be giving his second talk on “Fado”, with music examples, this month at two venues. Fado occupies a special place in Portuguese culture. About
Fado association opens in Tavira
‘Fado Com História’, a cultural association committed to promoting Fado music, will open its headquarters in Tavira on Friday (December 5). The new centre will be located near the Misericórdia
Grammy for Fado singer Carlos do Carmo
Legendary Portuguese fado singer Carlos do Carmo was due to receive the highest honour of his career at the Hollywood MGM Theatre in Las Vegas, USA, as the Resident went
Fado gala in aid of special needs association
APEXA, an association supporting special needs people in the Algarve, will be holding a special Fado gala on October 25 at Albufeira’s municipal auditorium. Its goal – to raise money
Grammy-winning singer headlines September programme at Faro theatre
Culture || A performance by Grammy-winning fado singer Carlos do Carmo is the highlight of a long list of events that Faro’s Teatro das Figuras theatre has planned for September.