Sounds of Portugal: Fado with Alison Dasilva and Pedro Botas at Comley-Lane Theatre, Mahoney Hall – Lowell, MA

Sounds of Portugal

• Doors open at 7 p.m.
• Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

The concert takes place at Comley-Lane Theatre, an intimate setting with sparkling sound and comfortable seating.

Alison Dasilva, a native of Lowell, is a fast-rising star of the local fado scene. She was recognized by the International Portuguese Music Association Awards as the Best New Talent of 2024.

Pedro Botas, a native of Portugal, has been performing fado professionally in the U.S. for more than 15 years and has released three albums of fado music.

Their featured accompanists—Ricardo Parreira and Nelson Aleixo—have performed worldwide with some of contemporary fado’s top artists, including Ana Moura, Gisela João, and Hélder Moutinho. Ricardo Parreira, a master of the 12-string Portuguese guitar, has featured as an accompanist and soloist in New York, Chicago, London, and countless other locations. He is joined by longtime collaborator Nelson Aleixo on the classical guitar.

For questions or more information please email: frank_sousa@uml.edu.

Disability Accommodations

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please contact this event’s organizer to make an accommodation request. (Please note: Requests submitted with less than 72 hours’ notice may not be reasonable to provide certain accommodations).

Sponsored by the UMass Lowell Saab Center for Portuguese Studies.