A deep dive into the universe of Cabo-Verdean music in all its complexity.
Cabo-Verdean musical practices, on the islands or in other places where the diaspora has settled.
Personalities, instruments, stories, memories, documents, musical styles, dances, books, recordings, melodies, lyrics, photos, videos…
Preserving memories is essential for telling the history.
Timothy Sieber,
in the article “Popular music and cultural identity in the Cape Verdean post-colonial diaspora”, Etnográfica, Vol. IX (1), 2005.
Cabo Verde & its Music – A Virtual Museu is visiting the Cape Verdean community in the New England region for a few weeks, with the aim of contacting people, promoting the project, conducting interviews…
This initiative is taking place thanks to an invitation from Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies/Bridgewater State University (BSU), which has supported the virtual museum in different ways since 2022.
Continue to follow this website for exciting updates coming soon!
An introduction to Cape Verdean musical genres for those who only speak English (in the Cape Verdean community or North Americans in general) is the proposal of this exhibition that can be seen at the Cape Verdean Museum in Pawtucket.
The result of a partnership between “Cabo Verde & Its Music – Virtual Museum” and Cabo Verde Museum, with the support of the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies (Bridgewater State University).
It is the first time that “Cabo Verde & Its Music – Virtual Museum” transitions from the digital realm to a tangible, in-person experience.
Thank you to Bridgewater State University, who made this initiative possible! Thank you to the Cabo Verde Museum, for hosting this project!