Please list under WORLD MUSIC Events Calendar > > PRESS RELEASE > For Immediate Release > Contact for more information-Harold Adler 510-472-3170 > > RAMANA VIEIRA and Ensemble: The New Voice Of Portuguese > World Music > Friday October 2 2009 > Doors at 7:00p.m. > Show is at 8:00p.m. > Admission: $10 - $15 Donation to benefit Art House Gallery > All Ages > > Art House, Gallery & Cultural Center > 2905 Shattuck Ave., > Berkeley, CA, >  94705 > 510-472-3170 > Opening act is: ROBERT GORDON and his ALLSTAR REVIEW > ABOUT: RAMANA VIEIRA and Ensemble: The New Voice Of > Portuguese World Music > > Hailed as a “rising star in world music” by The San > Francisco Examiner, Ramana Vieira is a powerful vocalist > with a deep connection to the Portuguese tradition of fado > singing. Her work combines new musical textures and original > compositions, bending the groove of Shakira with the melodic > nuances of Dulce Pontes. > > One of the premier contemporary fado artists today, Ramana > sings with a wide range of emotions that recall images of > old-world Portugal. She has opened for Grammy-nominated > fadista Mariza, performed her original song “Unido Para > Amar” for the 2006 Winter Olympics video montage, and was > chosen to sing for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special > “Music Cares” benefit to honor Aretha Franklin. > > Ramana has recorded three albums: Despi A Alma (“I > Undressed My Soul”), Sem Ti, and Lágrimas De Rainha > (“Tears Of A >  Queen”)—the most recent appearing on the Pacific Coast > Jazz label and poignantly revealing Ramana’s desire to > invent a fresh fado sound blooming from the ground of her > own family roots. > Opening for Ramana Vieira is Robert Gordon and his ALLSTAR REVIEW > www.ramanavieira.net > ### > > > > > > > > >

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