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Softening pain with Fado music

One of Portugal's best cultural exports is Fado music, and Mariza is among the most successful singers of this musical genre, which is known for its melancholic tones. She's performing in London later on Tuesday as part of an European tour. Ahead of that event, she met with the 麻豆社 Newsday's Lawrence Pollard to explain how fado is helping her deal with the trauma of leaving her native Mozambique and starting life from scratch in Portugal:

(Caption: Mariza performing in Paris, France, 2012. Credit:Eric Cabanis/AFP/GettyImages

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