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Fadista – Fado singer

Fadista Rosa Maria, a well-known singer in Portuguese communities throughout New England, was born in the Porto Judeu parish on the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. She started her artistic career while still living in the Azores. where she performed in dances and carnival bailhinhos as a member of the Brianda Pereira Society of  Porto Judeu in Terceira. Rosa Maria emigrated to the United States and started her US career singing at Lusitano Restaurant in Fall River, MA where she sang for 5 years. She currently lives in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Rosa Maria sings fado, regional music, popular songs, marches, and…

Ramana Vieira Ramana Vieira sings with such a wide range of emotions one cannot help but be mesmerized by images of “old world” Portugal that emerge from the depths of her soul. Often referred to as the “New Voice of Portuguese World Music,” this powerful vocalist is making her mark as one of the premier contemporary Fado artists. Take the feel and groove of Shakira and the melodic textures of Dulce Pontes and that is how Ramana would describe her music. Called a “rising star in World Music” by the San Francisco Examiner, Ramana has solidified her place as an artist…

Maria Teresa Santos, nascida no bairro de Santos ao Novo em Lisboa no dia 12 de Junho de 1963 e criada em Xabregas junto ao Rio Tejo . “Comecei a cantar aos 11 anos onde participei no Festival da canção infantil me classifiquei em terceiro lugar. Sempre desencorajada pelos pais que não apoiavam a vida artística Cantei em alguns clubes em Lisboa até casar e emigrar para o Canadá em 1990 Dediquei me a ser mãe a tempo inteiro e sem tempo para cantar até há bem pouco tempo . O meu amigo Luis Ferraz, e fan número 1, tem sido…

Fadista Luis Ferraz was born in Lisbon, in the Alfama district, on January 6, 1957. He currently resides in Canada in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, since 2006. He has liked the fado since he was a young man. His inspiration was and will always be the fado. In the house where he was born and raised. in Alfama, Luis only heard fado. Luis Ferraz looks forward to singing more fado and realizing his boyhood dream of SINGING FADO until God permits. Luis Ferraz nasceu em Lisboa, no Bairro de Alfama, a 6 de Janeiro de 1957. Actualmente reside, no…

Fadista Humoristico Jose Ribeiro is known in the Portuguese communities of New England as a humorous fado singer (fadista humorístico). He was born in the freguesia do Capelo, Faial, Azores and came with both his parents and brother to the United States in 1962 at the age of 15. Jose Ribeiro’s family settled in Bristol, Rhode Island where Jose now lives. As a young man, Jose Ribeiro enjoyed telling jokes and singing. Because of his love of music and making people laugh he started singing humorous fado songs (fado Humorístico). Jose first started singing at Lusitano Restaurant in Fall River,…

Fadista

Canada Jennifer Bettencourt is a Luso-Canadian fadista who happily tumbled into the world of fado during her teen years, after a lifetime of attempting to ignore the cultural roots that were tugging at her. While childhood dreams revolved around becoming a rock star or a tiny Céline Dion-Esque diva, it was fado that ended up bursting forth and becoming her passion. Jennifer has been performing in cultural centers, at events, and special fado nights over the past few years. She had the privilege to open for such acclaimed artists as Rodrigo Costa Félix, Marta Pereira da Costa, and Nathalie Pires. A…