Ramana Vieira at Fenix Supper Club

Described as a “rising star in World music,” Ramana Vieira is a contemporary singer of the traditional Portuguese Fado. On her latest album, Fado da Vida, Vieira continues to infuse this centuries-old style with a uniquely modern sensibility and instrumentation. Recognized by the New York Times as at the forefront of a Fado resurgence, Vieira expands the basic configuration of 12-string guitar and vocals into performances that include cello, violin, bass, accordion, and drums. She’s shared the stage with Grammy-nominated Fadista Mariza, and performed for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special, MusiCares Benefit, honoring Aretha Franklin...

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Described as a “rising star in World music,” Ramana Vieira is a contemporary singer of the traditional Portuguese Fado. On her latest album, Fado da Vida, Vieira continues to infuse this centuries-old style with a uniquely modern sensibility and instrumentation. Recognized by the New York Times as at the forefront of a Fado resurgence, Vieira expands the basic configuration of 12-string guitar and vocals into performances that include cello, violin, bass, accordion, and drums. She’s shared the stage with Grammy-nominated Fadista Mariza, and performed for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special, MusiCares Benefit, honoring Aretha Franklin. “No one in the United States is doing more to breathe new life into Fado,” says the San Francisco Chronicle

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