For those unaware, Ramana Vieira grew up listening to American pop, alongside Portuguese folk music and Fado. “During my childhood, I sang with my mother to Amália Rodrigues and other famous Fadistas (or Fado musicians) that were part of mom’s special record collection,” says Vieira.

Indeed, it was apparent at an early age that Vieira possessed exceptional musical talent. She studied at the prestigious American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco under the influence of Faith Winthrop. But a spontaneous trip to Portugal shifted her professional vision and catalyzed an exploration deep into the world of Fado.

In Portugal, Vieira connected with her roots and found that Fado ignited her spirit and set her soul aflame. She began to study intensively with local Fadistas and began to perform at venues singing Fado during her stay in Portugal.

She was loved by her fans in her homeland, her authentic and individual style was refreshing and well-received and now she is bringing out a brand new recording, Tudo de Mim (All of Me) out May 1st, 2023.

1. Tudo de Mim
2. E Pecado
3. Fado La La La
4. Mother Mary
5. Jacaranda
6. Trago Fado Nos Sentidos
7. Please Love Me Forever
8. Lambada
9. Verdes Anos
10. Fado La La La (Piano Version)

This dedicated, soulfully heartfelt album opens on the growing euphoria within the dual-language, titular Tudo de Mim and the luxuriously velvet tones of E Pecado, and then we get the more emphatically-honed Fado La La La, the palatially plush Mother Mary and the quietly strident Jacaranda.

Along next is the harmoniously layered, gorgeously-hued Trago Fado Nos Sentidos and the lush balladry gossamer of Please Love Me Forever, before they are in turn followed by the upbeat and Latin-imbibed hipsway of Lambada, the album rounding out on the dulcet, orchestra-hued piano ballad Verdes Anos, closing on a piano version of Fado La La La.

“I am very excited about this project” says Vieira, “as it is the culmination of my love for songwriting, my Catholic upbringing with my song about the blessed Mother Mary, Hawaii and Fado mixed in with a little urban roots. I call this my global pop album. It is the most colorful of all of my children,” she laughs.

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