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 of his solo recordings were produced between 1966 and 1971, when he was studiyng at the University of Louvain in Read more…
João Silva Songwriter, producer, editor Mindelo, São Vicente, 1929 – Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2023 Djunga de Biluca was a pioneer in Cape Verdean emigration to Europe, a militant in the struggle for Independence, and the founder of Morabeza Records, which released 40 LPs and more than a dozen EPs in the Read more…
Group, 2002-2003 In 2002, the II Congress of Cape Verdean Cadres In the Diaspora (a periodic meeting organized by Cape Verdean emigrants) decided to pay tribute to the group Voz de Cabo Verde (I) by momentarily bringing together its members in the archipelago. The original lineup was nearly complete, with Read more…
Group, 1972-1985 “So Bana said: ‘We’re not going to end, we’re going to get back together’. At that time, Bana had financial backing, so he started looking for another Voz de Cabo Verde”, says Luís Morais (Cabo Verde e a Música – Dicionário de Personagens). Luís Morais and Frank Cavaquinho were the Read more…