Fado star Lula Pena does not believe in putting out records every year. Phados like the morning appeared in 1998. Then the mesmerising late-afternoon of Troubadour followed six years ago. The metaphorical evening of her soul approaches beyond l’heure bleue, the ache of emotion for the Portuguese singer a searching deep, deep within is part of the expression, the entrancement. Discover why her new Crammed Discs album Archivo Pittoresco is such a prospect, above. Pena appears at Celtic Connections in Glasgow in early-2017. Date and tickets