DARTMOUTH — Five local Portuguese marching bands have spent the last few weeks rehearsing together for a concert like no other. On March 12, about 120 of their musicians will share the stage at UMass ...
In this guest feature, a couple of live music diehards find a new community of Deadheads when they move abroad to Portugal.
The UMass Dartmouth community and the general public are invited to a celebration of Portuguese heritage and culture at the 2016 LusoFest, March 9-12, presented by UMass Dartmouth’s Fitzpatrick ...
Portugal remains at the top of travel wish lists these days. The country is expecting to receive more than 33 million visitors this year. In fact, there are now protests there sparked by what's called ...
PROVIDENCE – Portuguese singer/composer José Cid enjoys saying he was born for music. On May 20, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11 th International Portuguese Music Awards ...
Pledge are a difficult-to-Google band from Portugal who play a dramatic, crashing form of post-hardcore. Singer Sofia M.L. has a truly great scream, a throat-shredding roar/sob that’s both ferocious ...
The Sons of Portugal Band will celebrate its 70th anniversary at the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury on Sunday. The Sons of Portugal Band is a traditional Portuguese band, but it plays music ...
The voice. That's the first thing to notice about Portuguese fado, the dramatic, tear-stained music born many generations ago - perhaps in the 1820s, but some claim earlier - on the crowded streets of ...
BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — A local Bristol institution is looking for help. The Portuguese Independent Band Club said they fell into a financial hole during the COVID-19 pandemic and are in danger of ...
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