Voz de Cabo Verde (I)
Group, 1965-1970 Voz de Cabo Verde became famous in the 1960s and continued to evolve for the next 30 years. Based on electric instruments, its initial members included Luís Morais (clarinet,…
CABO VERDE & ITS MUSIC
A VIRTUAL MUSEUM
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.
“Recent innovations and debates over popular music practices and tastes, in fact, reveal diverse, emerging, and sometimes new constructions of Cape Verdean identity across its broad range of diasporic locations.”
Timothy Sieber,
in the article “Popular music and cultural identity in the Cape Verdean post-colonial diaspora”, Etnográfica, Vol. IX (1), 2005.
SPOTLIGHT
It’s time to wish a “Merry Christmas!” and to listen to “Boas Festas”, especially in the famous performance by Luís Morais, along with many other recordings.
On each island, and over time, different versions of year-end songs reflect how Cape Verdeans celebrate both Christmas and the start of the new year.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VIDEO
This project is no longer just virtual
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!
Exhibitions
A space for the visual memory of Cape Verdean music
This is a visual memory space for Cape Verdean music. Do you want to share your photos or documents?
Send us your proposal to contato@caboverdeamusica.online
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Morgadinho
Joaquim Soares de Almeida Praia Branca, São Nicolau, 1931 Instrumentalist (winds, bass), singer, songwriter A member of Voz de Cabo Verde in its original formation and again in the 2000s,…
Ildo Lobo
Ildo Neves de Sousa Lobo Sal, 1953 – Praia, Santiago, 2004 Singer, songwriter Owner of a sonorous, open, and powerful voice, Ildo Lobo was already one of the most acclaimed…
Rappers sing Cabral
It’s often noted that Cabral’s legacy is at risk of fading among younger generations born in independent Cabo Verde. However, there are those committed in preserving his memory alive and…