Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joao Diogo Leitao became interested in the Portuguese traditional guitar viola braguesa after a hitchhiking trip across Europe.

A free concert celebrating Portuguese heritage and the music of Carlos Paredes will be held at the Cambridge Public Library on June 1. The concert, titled “Celebrating Portugal in Massachusetts - Ao ...

FALL RIVER – A musical pioneer, Marta Pereira da Costa said she has found her voice in the Portuguese guitar. The first woman to professionally play the Portuguese guitar in fado, the Lisbon native ...

Carlos Paredes, 79, a virtuoso of the Portuguese guitar, died Friday at a retirement home in Lisbon after a prolonged bone illness and diabetes. Paredes was born in Coimbra and started playing the ...

As the first woman to professionally take up the Portuguese guitar, Lisbon’s Marta Pereira da Costa can fairly be described as a musical pioneer who has opened up new territory for female musicians.

Marta Pereira da Costa is truly one of a kind. The Lisbon native is the first and currently only professional female fado guitarist in the world, and she will be bringing her music to The Narrows ...

A Portuguese music festival is kicking off in Toronto on Friday, with performers bringing with them the sounds of tradition and experimentation. The Why Portugal concert series is bringing 10 ...

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