Cuca Roseta: Riû

Cuca Roseta: Riû

November 17, 2015

No-Hankie Fado Listening Post 21. Cuca Roseta’s third album has touches of fado’s traditional melancholy, but from the pace of her arrangements to the bounce in her voice, most of what it has is joy. It’s an embracing joy— while some fado artists temper their music...
António Zambujo: Rua da Emenda

António Zambujo: Rua da Emenda

September 8, 2015

Streetcar Named Desire Listening Post 11. Move over Judy Garland. The most captivating trolley song in 75 years has arrived on a 15-track album from Portugal’s leading male fado singer. Pica do 7 (7’s Conductor) tells of a shy woman who rides the Number 7 tram daily...