There’s an old saying which states the Cape Verde Islands are home to a greater number of musicians per square kilometer than any other country in the world. In truth, such a definitive claim may be ...
I just spent 9 days in Praia, capital of Santiago, the biggest island in the Cape Verde chain. I went there to visit the Atlantic Music Expo and the Kriol Jazz Festival, and was invited because I’ve ...
Last week we listened to “The Classics”; this week, we check out the newer acts that constantly refresh the Cape Verde music scene with new talent. Our “Rising Stars” edition begins with Sara Tavares, ...
After a lifetime of poverty, Évora found huge success aged 51 with 1992 album Miss Perfumado. As Cape Verdean singers celebrate her morna ballads on stage, those who knew her recall her power, pride a ...
MOST anyone who knows the music of Cape Verde, an archipelago nestled 500km off the coast of West Africa, first learned of these sublime sounds through the music of Cesária Évora. She popularised ...
SLOW rhythms, mournful melodies and melancholic voices. The world knows about the music from Cape Verde mainly through the late Cesária Evora, who popularised the songs from her native island of São ...
Some songs on the album, like "Chica di Nha Maninha" for example, are mornas; distinctly Cape Verdean ballads with the melancholy of Portuguese fado and a gentle lilt more akin to Brazilian or ...
The Floating Music Hub in the bay of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The Floating Music Hub in the bay of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.Courtesy Kriolscope The ...
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