The word fado is derived from the Latin fatum and means destiny.    From Wordnik.com.  [TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News] Reference

Luckily this time the choice is obvious anyway, beautiful fado from the Portugese side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pop World Cup 2010: Round of 16 Match 7 – Honduras 2 Portugal 1 | FreakyTrigger] Reference

The fado is a dolorous folksong tradition from Portugal, first sung in the early.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference

Portugal's own musical genre known as fado -- or fate -- is hardly novel, though.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The haunting and unique melody is called fado, the pride of Portuguese music, first developed in the mid-19th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

I also heard at the state dinner that wonderful Portuguese music called "fado".    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President To Embassy Staff] Reference

I'm going to promote fado music all over the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President To Embassy Staff] Reference

Coimbra's recorded fado has had three distinct eras.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

Currently fado in Coimbra is in the midst of a roots renaissance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

In total, will pass in tram 28, 65 fado singers and 23 musicians.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fado no Eléctrico 28 / Fado on Tram 28] Reference

RENEE MONTAGNE, host: There's no music more melancholy than fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference

There is a purity to the fado sung here at the Sao Miguel de Alfama.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference

Esquecemos o fado e adoptamos os ritmos quentes da salsa e do calipso.    From Wordnik.com.  [Por entre os coqueiros] Reference

To find the best fado recordings, you must search the shops of Coimbra.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

HUIZENGA: Another thing Rodrigues introduced into fado was her own poems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression] Reference

Plus, read about weekend getaways with buying in mind for Portuguese fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meat of the Mountains] Reference

To understand what makes good fado, you must grasp the concept of saudade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

The fado of Coimbra grew out of student serenades at the local university.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping Trips] Reference

It is the largest in Portugal and one of the specialties is the local fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

Ms. MOURA: We call it rodriguinos because, yes, she introduced this to fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression] Reference

The fado of Coimbra grew out of student serenades from the local university.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

For that reason, many turned away from fado after the regime fell from power.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marty Lipp: Having Fun With Serious Music] Reference

Loudspeakers are being tested in the main plaza, where a fado band will play.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gasping Forest] Reference

Marriage proposals, linguisitics, fado and psychology – what more can you want?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Clash Show 19: Wacko BushWhacked No Wax edition] Reference

Enfim, o que há a dizer sobre um país que elegeu o fado como canção nacional?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leituras] Reference

SOCOLOVSKY: She shares the singers 'disdain for the internationally marketed fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference

One of the singers I heard there was Ana Moura, now one of today's top fado artists.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression] Reference

Mr. DE ALMEIDA: She incorporated traditions, you know, other than the traditional fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression] Reference

You don't have to understand Portuguese to know what fado music is about: unrequited love.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping Trips] Reference

Mr. MATOSO: (Foreign language spoken) SOCOLOVSKY: The real fado is not rehearsed, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference

As fado has become more popular, internationally, many singers have tinkered with the style.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference

During the years of its dictatorship, fado was pushed by the government to promote nationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marty Lipp: Having Fun With Serious Music] Reference

Check out the live fado -- Portugal's soulful folk music -- in the winding, old Alfama district.    From Wordnik.com.  [PORTUGAL: FORGET THE FOOTBALL] Reference

Others such as Se Velha, Coimbra de Sempre and Alma Mater stay true to the acoustic form of fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

In Lisbon the fado is found in taverns and restaurants and the lyrics recount tales of hardships.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference

The result is bright acoustic, music that features singer Ana Bacalhau's strong, fado-esque voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marty Lipp: Having Fun With Serious Music] Reference

I recently heard something that sounded like a cross between a ukelele and a Portguese fado guitar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ukeleles, Plagiarism and August] Reference

Spend a day here, starting at the Alfarrabista da Almedina, a local bookshop with a comprehensive collection of vintage fado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coimbra's Fado Haunts] Reference