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FIGUEIRA PRODUCTIONS LTD. 5 Bay Street New Bedford, MASS. 02740 TEL508-992-3313 - FAX 508-993-5539 Email - fadosingers@gis.net WWW.Fadosingers.Com "ANA & JOSÉ VINAGRE" FADO SINGERS Ana & José Vinagre were born in the fishing village of Buarcos-Portugal Very early they began participating in their church choir and in the local Community Playhouses doing stage plays and operettas. At the age of 13 Ana joined the local Folk Dance Group "CANTARINHAS DE BUARCOS" and toured the entire country of Portugal as well as several European countries at Folk Music and Dance Festivals. In 1972 married Joe Vinagre, a U.S. Disk Jockey, and set roots in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1978 at the insistence of some friends, Ana began to do the New England circuit of Portuguese restaurants and social clubs singing 'FADO', the traditional folk music from Portugal. Since then they have participated in several Folk Music Festivals, representing the Portuguese Art of Singing. Among some of these festivals include: NorthWest Folklife Festival in Seattle, this Spring, 2002 National Folk Festival, Bangor, ME, Lowell Folk Festival 1990, 94 & 96, Boston Harbor Revival Folk Festival 1991, International Folk Festival in Boston, U. Mass. Dartmouth, Instenstead Folk Festival and Women Singing Traditions Tour in New England, with 5 women from other traditional music backgrounds. The Traditional Arts Council sponsored this Tour. The Vinagres recently had a sellout event in San José, California and have performed on a Cruise Trip to Bermuda. In 2000 they sang at Fall River Public Library Winter Concert Opening, at the Cambridge Mass. Multicultural Arts Center and Cambridge Boat Club on the Charles River. "ANA VINAGRE - FADO", was their first record release, which they also produced. The second CD - PAIXOES - PASSIONS, also produced by the couple was released during the PASSION Tour of New England. During the summer of 2001 they were contracted as Fado Consultants for the movie "Passionada". Since both are fluent in English and Portuguese, they are able to communicate with none Portuguese audiences who are not familiar with "FADO". In that respect they both entertain throughout New England, West Coast, Canada and Portugal. They have been on the entertainment bill for First Night Festivals in New Bedford, Mass. and Providence, RI for the last 12 years. They can be contacted by phone at 508-992-3313 or by Email at - fadosingers@gis.net Check their Web Site at WWW.Fadosingers.com