Fado singers are born, not made, and Ana Moura has been singing the melancholic Portuguese music since her early twenties. Backed by the genre's ubiquitous and bright Portuguese guitar, Moura sings both traditional and novo styles, and can apply the music's aching timbre to any song she desires. The smoky aspect of her alto voice expresses fado's sense of a world gone dark, while her clearer tones convey how singing itself can point the way out.