Paying homage to the Lisbon blues in its birthplace, the rustic streets of Lisboa. Fado Fest is the festival of the decade. 3 glorious nights of the cities most loved artists, taking part in a chronicle of Fado classics.
The Queen of Fado
The Faithful New Gen
The Diva
…and more TBA
The soul of Portuguese music. Fado is known to have originated around the 1820s. It is known for how expressive and profundly melancholic it is. A fado musician will sing about the hard realities of daily life, balancing both a resignation and hopefulness that a resolution to its torments can still occur. It can be described by using the Portuguese word “saudade”, which means “longing” and stands for a feeling of loss. This loss is generall permanent and of long-term consequence.
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