Ramana Vieira-Back by Popular Demand Oregon Tour

Back by Popular Demand Oregon Tour

Fri Dec. 6 2013
Paschal Winery
7:00p.m.
Paschal Winery
1122 Suncrest Road
Talent, Oregon 97540
www.paschalwinery.com
(541) 535-7957
Email contact@paschalwinery.com
http://www.paschalwinery.com/

Sat Dec. 7 2013
The Coelho Winery Fourth Annual Holiday Portuguese Fado Concert with Ramana Vieira
Coelho Winery
111 5TH Street
Amity, Oregon 97101
(503) 835-9305
Join us! For an evening with “The new voice of Portuguese World Music”.
Saturday December 7th, 6:00-9:00 P.M. Tickets $25 advance $30 at the door
Register at this link:http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uviquldab&oeidk=a07e8bx845ic567c
http://www.coelhowinery.com/
http://www.coelhowinery.com/events.html

Library Concerts in Oregon Dec. 2013
Sat Dec.7, 2013
2-3p.m.
Midland Library
805 SE 122nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 988-5392
https://multcolib.org/library-location/midland

sun Dec. 8th, 2013
11:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Central Library
801 SW 10th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 988-5123
https://multcolib.org/library-location/central

Sun Dec.8th, 2013
Gresham Library
3:00p.m. to 4:00p.m.
385 NW Miller Ave.
Gresham, Oregon 97030
https://multcolib.org/library-location/gresham


 About Ramana-

“Ramana Vieira, a rising star in World Music.”
-San Francisco Examiner

“The new voice of Portuguese World music”
-Antonio Olilveira, Mundo Portuguese

“No one in the United States is doing more to breathe new life into Fado than Ramana Vieira, a sultry, dramatic singer.”
-Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle

Ramana Vieira sings with such a wide range of emotions one cannot help but be mesmerized by images of old world Portugal that emerge from the depths of her soul. Her extraordinary gift of bringing this 15th century style into modern times is her unique trademark. Often referred to as the New Voice of Portuguese World Music, this powerful vocalist is making her mark as one of the premier contemporary Fado artists. According to the Portuguese, Fado is a melancholy and often-mournful music similar to the American blues as it tells stories of heartache and disappointment. The essence of the poetry is the quality of saudade, a word that is difficult to translate as it expresses a myriad of feelings.

Some of the highlights of Ramana's performance career include: opening for Grammy nominated fadista Mariza; performing her original song “Unido Para Amar” for the 2006 Winter Olympics video montage; making her international debut with RPT TV Portuguese network; and chosen to sing for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special Music Cares benefit to honor Aretha Franklin. Her two prior recordings, “Despi A Alma (I Undressed My Soul)” and “Sem Ti” helped her to gain recognition, win awards, and appear on the cover of “Mundo Portuguese” Magazine.

Ramana sincerely believes that her progressive and unconventional style of juxtaposing different instrumental layers and nuances will open new doors for Fado music while continuing to maintain the integrity of a time-honored tradition. With her incredible artistry and devotion for Fado music there is no doubt this bright-eyed beauty will accomplish her dream.
http://www.ramanavieira.net/

Fado + Ramana Vieira

First if all-what is Fado? A quick overview follows with help from Fado expert and singer Ramana Vieira and Wiki.

Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu], "destiny, fate") is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins.

In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word "saudade", or longing). However, although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is by many regarded as a simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain structure. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese word saudade which symbolizes the feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss).

Several singers of the traditional Portuguese fado have appeared in Canada and the United States.One of these, Ramana Vieira, regularly performs in the San Francisco Bay Area and globally. Ramana received her formal voice training at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and has been called  "The New Voice of Portuguese World Music."

Ramana will be appearing in San Luis Obispo this April!


Ramana Vieira and Ensemble
8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Price: $15.00 -- Door $18.00

Steynberg Gallery
1531 Monterey
San Luis Obispo
California 93401
USA 805-547-0278
http://steynberggallery.com/

Ramana Vieira sings with such a wide range of emotions one cannot help but be mesmerized by images of “old world” Portugal that emerge from the depths of her soul. Her extraordinary gift of bringing this 15th century style into modern times is her unique trademark.

Often referred to as the “New Voice of Portuguese World Music,” this powerful vocalist is making her mark as one of the premier contemporary Fado artists. Just back from a week-long jaunt to Honolulu and Maui, Ramana will be joined by Michael Mc Morrow -- acoustic guitar and portuguese guitarra, Laura Boytz -- cello, Alberto Ramirez -- electric bass, and Steve La Porta -- drums and percussives.

Get your tickets early. Last year's show was sold out.

The band is exclusively represented by Kurt Huget at Second Octave Talent Agency and are recording their next album, tentatively titled, "Luso Sol."

www.ramanavieira.net www.ramanavieira.net/ibio.html

"A World music treat!--Centuries of traditional Portuguese folk music get a 21st century upgrade when East Bay native, Ramana Vieira, the top Fado singer in the United States, performs. " -Pete Crooks, Diablo Valley Magazine.