Ana  LaínsThe  Soul  of  Portugal  Live  from  Lisbon  Fall  2015  US  Tour

Pedro  Galveias

F  A  D  O

Ana   continued   to   perform   extensively   inside   and   outside   Portugal   before  releasing   her   first   record,   "Sentidos"   (Senses),   in   2005.   A   number   of   fado  luminaries   participated   as   composers   (including   Jorge   Fernando,   who   has  written   music   for   Ana   Moura,   Mariza   and   many   other   artists),   lyricists   and  musicians.   She   toured   extensively   in   support   of   this   album,   with   concerts   in  Spain,  The  Netherlands,  Russia,  Greece,  France  and  Germany.  

She   began   performing   at   the   Casa   de   Linhares   fado   house   in   Lisbon   in   2007,  following   in   a   long   line   of   high   profile   fadistas—such   as   Ana   Moura,   Jorge  Fernando   and   Celeste   Rodrigues—who   have   sung   there.   This   was   an  exceptionally   fertile   beginning   that   launched   her   into   singing   at   other   storied  houses  in  Lisbon,  such  as  Café  Luso,  Sr.  Fado  and  Marquês  da  Sé.      Her   second   record,   entitled   "Quatro   Caminhos"   (Four   Roads)   and   released   in  2010,  spans  traditional  fado  and  other  Portuguese  musics.  The  CD  is  notable  for  the   breadth   of   its   lyrical   expressions   and   for   the   vigor   with   which   Ana   Laíns  embraces  the  myriad  emotions  they  convey.    

Ana   Laíns   continues   to   perform   fado   internationally   and   nationally,   both   in  typical   fado   houses   and   festivals.   She   currently   serves   as   ambassador   for   the  Camões  Institute  of  Portugal  in  the  international  celebration  of  800  years  of  the  Portuguese   language.   Ana   is   fluent   in   written   and   spoken   Portuguese   and  English.

Ana   Laíns’   career   as   a   performer   began   in  1991  when,  at  twelve  years  of  age,  she  began  singing   traditional   Portuguese   folk  music.   By  15   she   was   regularly   performing   fado;   five  years   later,   she   was   singing   at   the   Casino  Estoril   near   Lisbon,   at   the   time   the   largest  casino  in  Europe.  That  same  year  she  went  on  to   win   her   category   in   the  Grande   Noite   de  Fado—Portugal’s  premier  fado  competition—leading   to   concert   engagements   in   France,  Germany  and  Belgium.  

Pedro   Galveias,   while  only   in   his   40s,   has  already   celebrated   his  30th  year  in  the  fado.  He  won  the  Grande  Noite  do  Fado   on   two   different  occasions,   first   in   the  young   singer’s   category  in  1986  then  in  the  adult  category  in  1995.  

Pedro   is   part   of   a   golden   generation   of   singers   who  studied   under   the   great   Lisbon   fadista   Fernando  Maurício.   He   performs   regularly   at   fado   houses  throughout   Lisbon   and   Portugal.   He   has   released   two  records,  “Assim  se  Canta”  and  “Loucuras  de  Um  Fado.”

Accompanying  Ana  and  Pedro  are  Sandro  Costa  (left,  on  the   Portuguese   guitar)   and   António   Fernando   Costa  Neto   (right,  on  the  viola,  or  classical  guitar)—musicians  who   have   honed   their   craft   through   years   of  performances  in  the  taverns  and  restaurants  of  Lisbon  as  well  as  in  international  venues.

Ana  Laíns  

Highlights  of  National  and  International  Concert  Tours  • 2010:  15  dates,  including  Czech  Republic,  Germany,  

Luxembourg  and  Portugal  • 2011:  22  dates,  including  Portugal  and  Spain  • 2012:  34  dates,  including  France,  Germany,  ,  The  

Netherlands,  Portugal,  Spain,  Serbia  and  Switzerland  • 2013:  31  dates,  including  Portugal  and  Spain  • 2014:  46  dates,  including  Austria,  Germany,  Portugal,  Spain  

and  Turkey  Recordings  • Sentidos  (2005),  Quatro  Caminhos  (2010)  Press  • Extensive  coverage  in  national  and  international  press    • Interviews  and  performances  on  television  and  radio  • Official  ambassador  of  the  Portuguese  language,  2015

Videos  and  Downloadable  Recordings  Ana  Laíns  Video  

  Não  sou  nascida  do  fado.         http://youtu.be/VwXxyf2FUqE       Na  rua  dos  meus  ciúmes.         http://youtu.be/SNeJE82Goac?t=28s  

Audio     Cansaço     Porque  teimas  nesta  dor?     Um  grande  amor  

  Available  at  http://tinyurl.com/AnaLains    

Pedro  Galveias  Video     Tempos  de  criança    

  https://youtu.be/CNKYpGAmxk4    Nosso  fado  ancorou     https://vimeo.com/62283089    

Audio  Eu  quero  Foi  ontem  Nosso  fado  ancorou  Available  at  http://tinyurl.com/PedroGalveias  

Booking  and  Management  David  Mendonça  Portuguese/American  Cultural  Exchange,  Inc.    3  Lafayette  Place,  Woburn,  MA    01801.    Web:  http://pacefado.com  E-­‐mail:  david@PaceFado.com  Phone:  201-­‐407-­‐0379