Group, 1956 Familiar group formed in Boston by descendants of Cape Verdeans, The Tune Weavers achieve great success with the song “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby”, released in 1957, at the height at the doo-wop period (a style of vocal music based on R&B that emerged among the North American black Read more…
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, 1936 – San Diego, California, USA, 1991 Singer, songwriter Margo Sylvia was the lead singer of The Tune Weavers, which in 1957 achieved huge success with their first single, which featured the song “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby”, which sold around 2 million copies over the years. The Read more…
Group, (?) The Verda-Tones was a group formed in the Cape Verdean community in the USA. It was led by Toi Grace. The group appears on the album Sos Sabi: Cape Verdean Music from New England. The group’s lineup on this recording is: Toi Grace (voice and maracas), Alfredo B. Read more…
Group (1960s) – [?] Joli Gonsalves (voice), Al Lopes (guitar), J. Lombardi (violin), Young Boboi (saxophone), Chico Tass (?) and F. Ponte (maracas) were the members of this group formed in the USA and that appears in the collective album So Sabi: Cape Verdean Music from New England. In the Read more…
Michael Antunes New Bedford, USA, 1940 Instrumentalist (saxophone), actor The saxophonist Michael “Tunes” Antunes started his professional career in 1960 and is still active, having passed his 80th birthday. He participated in the John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, which was responsible for the soundtrack of the movie Eddie Read more…
Avelino Soares Lakeville, USA, 1926 – Fairhaven, USA, 2018 Instrumentalist (wind instruments), teacher Son of Cape Verdeans, born in the USA, Young Boboi had a long career as a musician and teacher. As an instrumentalist, he performed in the jazz world and, also in the Cape Verdean musical context. He Read more…
Group, 1930 The Skyliners Big Band was formed in 1930, as a dance section of the Cape Verdean Ultramarine Band Club (which was not a lounge band but rather a band of street performances, in parades and commemorative events), according to A Salute to the Cape Verdean Musicians and Their Read more…
Félix Edmund Barboza USA, 1914 – USA, 1993 Instrumentalist (trumpet) Phill Barboza is one of the North American musicians of Cape Verdean origin whose artistic career falls within the world of jazz, but who still maintains a connection with the music of the land of the ascendants – his father Read more…
James Lomba New Bedford, U.S.A, 1912 – New Bedford, U.S.A, 1999 Instrumentalist (saxophone) Son of immigrants from Brava, Jimmy Lomba became interested in music early on, particularly jazz. With money earned working in a clothing factory, at the age of 19 he bought his first saxophone. He studied music with Read more…
Joseph Calasanes Livramento New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1920 – U.S.A., 2003 Instrumentalist (wind instruments), composer Clarinetist, flautist, saxophonist, band leader and composer, Joe Livramento had a 66-year career as a music professional, which began when he was still a teenager, at 17, and continued until the end of his life. Read more…