Humbertona
Humberto Bettencourt dos Santos Chã de Manuelim, Paul/Porto Novo, Santo Antão, 1940 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2023 Instrumentalist (guitar) Considered one of the leading guitar soloists in Cabo Verde, all…
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.
“No one will deny that Cape Verde is a part of the greater Black Atlantic Triangle, or that transatlantic mariners carried music and dance from port to port throughout the shipping routes. These contacts undoubtedly had an influence on the development of Cape Verdean music culture and its genres.”
Susan Hurley-Glowa
in the article “Cape Verdeans in the Atlantic: the formation of kriolu music and dance styles on ship and in port”, Journal of International Library of African Music, Vol. 10 (1), 2015).
SPOTLIGHT
The year 2005 will be one of great challenges for Cape Verde & its Music – A Virtual Museum. The motto is: grow and multiply. In fact, it has already multiplied, because now there are versions in English, Portuguese and Cape Verdean, which will require constant updating.
New sections and contents, new presentation formats, in short, there is a whole world of things to prepare and offer to readers and those interested in the Cape Verdean musical universe.
Continue following this project. Together, we will make it!
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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