“When the 'fadista' sings, a hush falls over the room…” Fado, Portugal’s ‘blues’, represents a certain feeling which the Portuguese call saudade, evoking longing, yearning and nostalgia. This collection highlights several forms of fado, from the popular Lisbon form to the variant from the city of Coimbra, and includes fusions of fado with other musical genres. Information about each of the pieces in the booklet.