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 ...

A new program is offering Portuguese guitar lessons from renowned performer Ricardo Parreira. The project aims to preserve the fado tradition in the United States. Lessons will be held virtually and ...

While Marta Pereira da Costa was a protégé of Carlos Gonçalves, an accompanist of legendary fado singer Amália Rodrigues, she didn’t see a clear path forward as a professional musician. Smitten with ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mariza at Jones Hall with Luís Guerreiro on Portuguese guitar (right) and Phelipe Ferreira on acoustic guitar (Cary Darling) It ...

This pioneering book authored by Jose Fonseca of Brasilia, DF, covers the history of guitar amplifiers, from the beginning of the electronic age to present day developments in tube amplification for ...

Set sail for a musical cruise along the Marne on April 19 and October 11, 2026. Enjoy the soulful sounds of Portuguese guitar and fado in a timeless on-the-water concert departing from ...

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.

Carlos Paredes, a virtuoso of the Portuguese guitar, died Friday in Lisbon following a prolonged bone illness and diabetes, the Fundacao-Lar Nossa Senhora da Saude retirement home said. He was 79. By ...