Sandy Batista will be the featured fadista. She is the daughter of local Portuguese artist, Martinho Batista and currently is chef and owner of Piri Piri Kitchen in Somerset, where she lives. She said she loves her Portuguese heritage and hopes to keep the traditions alive with every song and recipe.

“It is important to keep up with Portuguese traditions not only to honor our heritage and but also to teach our children,” Batista said, adding it is also important to educate the world about Portuguese history and culture and to show “how proud we are of being Portuguese.”