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Ramana Vieira sings with such a wide range of emotions one cannot help but be mesmerized by images of “old world” Portugal that emerge from the depths of her soul. Her extraordinary gift of bringing this 15th century style into modern times is her unique trademark. Often referred to as the “New Voice of Portuguese World Music,” this powerful vocalist is making her mark as one of the premier contemporary Fado artists. According to the Portuguese, Fado is a melancholy; and often-mournful music similar to the American blues as it tells stories of heartache and disappointment. The essence of the poetry is the quality of “saudade”; a word that is difficult to translate as it expresses a myriad of feelings.
In her new release, “Lágrimas De Rainha (Tears Of A Queen),” Ramana has solidified her place as an artist who understands the tradition of Fado singing and continues to creatively construct a path into the future by combining new musical textures and original compositions. Many of the songs on the CD are inspired by Ramana’s main influence, Amália Rodrigues, known as the "Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado") and who is attributed to popularizing the fado worldwide. According to Ramana, “Nobody else is doing what we are doing with Fado. Take the feel and groove of Shakira and the melodic textures of Dulce Pontes and that is how I would describe our music.” Even the emotional concept of “Lágrimas De Rainha” paints sonic pictures that support Ramana’s desire to invent a fresh Fado sound blooming from the ground of her own family roots. Her grandfather, a famous musician and composer from Madeira Island, Portugal, left her a rich musical legacy that Ramana quickly embraced after experiencing the profundity of the Portuguese culture. Ramana brings her singing, dancing, and theater studies (from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco) to her performances which include: opening for Grammy nominated fadista Mariza; performing her original song “Unido Para Amar” for the 2006 Winter Olympics video montage; making her international debut with RPT TV Portuguese network; and sharing the stage with Aretha Franklin for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special Music Cares benefit. Her two prior recordings, “Despi A Alma (I Undressed My Soul)” and “Sem Ti” helped her to gain recognition, win awards, and appear on the cover of “Mundo Portuguese” Magazine. However, Ramana’s truly magical spirit comes alive in “Lágrimas De Rainha (Tears Of A Queen)” which features an outstanding group of musicians, lyricists, and arrangers such as Marcie Brown (cello), Jeffrey Luiz (classic and electric guitars), Stephen La Porta (drums and percussion), Alberto Ramirez (electric bass), and special guests, Helder Carvallheira (guitarra or Portuguese guitar), Didier Bouvet (guitar), and Golden Reel Award winning film composer and arranger, Robert Randles (“The English Patient,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” and “Amadeus”). Ramana sincerely believes that her progressive and unconventional style of juxtaposing different instrumental layers and nuances will open new doors for Fado music while continuing to maintain the integrity of a time-honored tradition. With her incredible artistry and devotion for Fado music there is no doubt this bright-eyed beauty will accomplish her dream.
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
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9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| Eric, Jeremy & Danielle |
Best Friends | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1stƒ | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th* | 3rd< | 4th | 3rd<6 | 2nd | 1st | Eric 6, Danielle 4 | ||||
| Childhood Friends | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th< | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dustin & Kandice | Beauty Queens | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st^ | 2nd | 4th> | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th1 | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd$ | 1st> | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Dustin 5, Kandice 5 | |||||
| Charla & Mirna | Cousins | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th$ | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Charla 6, Mirna 4 | |||||||||
| Oswald & Danny | Best Friends | 8th | 7th | 1st | 1stƒ | 6th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1stƒ# | 4th | 1stƒ | 4th> | 4th7 | Oswald 4, Danny 4 | ||||||
| Uchenna & Joyce | Married | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd1 | 1stƒ | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 3rd2 | 3rd | 1stƒ# | 5th | Uchenna 3, Joyce 25 | ||||||||
| Joe & Bill | Life Partners | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd5 | 2nd | 4th | 4thƒ | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd8 | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th*3 | Joe 2, Bill 4 | ||||||||
| Teri & Ian | Married Parents | 9th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 6th | 1stƒ | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | Teri 2, Ian 3 | ||||||||||
| Rob & Amber | Newlyweds | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st> | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8th | Rob 1, Amber 2 | |||||||||||||
| David & Mary | Coalminer and Wife | 10th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 1stƒ | 6th | 6th~7 | 9th | 9th | 9th | David 1, Mary 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin & Drew | Lifelong Friends | 9th | 5th | 1stƒ | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 10th | 10th | Kevin 1, Drew 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Vito & Jill | Formerly Dating | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 1stƒ | 5th | 11th | John Vito 0, Jill 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note 1: Dustin & Kandice arrived 4th, but they had missed the clue to the Detour, having simply arrived by chance at one of the options. They were forced to backtrack and retrieve the clue before they were allowed to check in. This did not affect their placement.
Note 2: Uchenna & Joyce arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30 minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. This did not affect their placement.
Note 3: Joe & Bill initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 30 minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. During this time, Eric & Danielle – the only team trailing Joe & Bill at that point – were able to check in, and thus Joe & Bill were eliminated before the 30 minutes elapsed.
Note 4: The Roadblock count does not include the results of any unaired Roadblocks.
Note 5: Joyce confirmed in a post-race interview that she had done the newspaper recycling Roadblock prior to being eliminated[1]. Her unaired performance is not included in this tally, however.
Note 6: Eric & Danielle arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30 minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. They fell to 3rd place, as Charla & Mirna checked in approximately 14 minutes before their penalty ended.
Note 7: Oswald & Danny had been "marked for elimination;" however, since they arrived last, they were eliminated without being assessed the 30 minute penalty.
- Red means the team was eliminated.
- An underlined Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race and was thus "marked for elimination", meaning that if that team did not place first on the next leg, they would receive a 30 minute penalty.
- Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
- Matching colors and symbols (+, ^ and ~) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.
- A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.
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