Mariza at the UK River of Music festival

Portuguese fado singer Mariza will be among the thousands of artists performing at a huge cultural festival that will take place until September 9 across the UK. The singer will take the European stage on July 21 at the BT River of Music festival, the weekend before the Olympics kick off on July 27. Over 25,000 artists from the 204 countries competing at the London Olympics and Paralympic Games will perform at the festival.