The Future of Fado: Jovens Guitarristas!!

Five years ago, during one of my performances in my hometown of Perth Amboy, NJ, I met a boy, Michael da Silva, one year younger than I that told me that he loved Fado and was learning to play the guitar in hopes to accompany Fadistas in the future. His teacher is Alberto Resende, who besides from being an extremely talented guitarist, he also makes Portuguese and classic guitars and gives guitar lessons. Throughout the years, whenever I had the chance of being accompanied by Sr. Resende, I always asked him about his student and his progress. In October after my performance at the grand opening of Solar do Minho in Roselle Park, Michael approached me all grown up and told me that he's serious about Fado and that he found another young man, Diogo Arsenio who resides in NYC, that is learning to play the Portuguese guitar. After exchanging numbers, a few months later we finally met up to rehearse a few Fados and I am convinced that they are who are going to continue our tradition of Fado for the next generations to come. I am so happy to have met them and when we perform together I feel so proud to be on stage with them and an inexplicable feeling falls over me. I wish them all of the success in the world.