Saudade, a Portuguese word, is often treated as an untranslatable word. It is a word that tries to encompass the ambivalence of nostalgia. At one place, it appears to speak for the yearning of ...

On the occasion of the celebration of the 46th anniversary of Casa da Saudade, “object of my affection” within the Portuguese immigrant community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a gateway city for ...

(Editor's note: This is an encore presentation of a show we presented during Black History Month in February 2014 in which we discussed the African heritage of Brazilian music) I've always been ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the closure of Casa da Saudade library, the only public Portuguese library in the U.S., due to budget cuts. The decision sparked outrage among community ...

The band is an ethereal rock outfit featuring guitarist Dr. Know (Bad Brains), drummer Mackie Jayson (Bad Brains, Cro-Mags) jazz keyboardist John Medeski and Moreno's Crosses bandmate Chuck Doom. The ...

German multihyphenate Jurgen Bruning attempts a more conventional narrative with "Saudade: Longing." Centering on three German school buddies all yearning for something seemingly unattainable during a ...

Saudade is a new supergroup made up of Deftones' Chino Moreno, Bad Brains' Dr. Know, John Medeski, Mackie Jayson (Bad Brains, Cro-Mags), and Chuck Doom, and today they're putting out their debut ...