Creole Sextet

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…

Cesária Évora

Cesária Joana Évora  Mindelo, São Vicente, 1941 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2011  Singer  First Cape Verdean to become an international celebrity, Cesária Évora put Cape Verde in the map, in the turn of the 20th to the 21st century. In a time that the media phenomena depend mostly on the Read more…

Calu di Guida

Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Moreno  Musician (guitar), composer, music producer  Boa Vista, São Domingos, 1965  Calu di Guida, born in São Domingos, had early contact with music due to his familiarity with figures such as Codé di Dona, Ntóni Denti d’Oru, and Ano Nobo, the last two being compadres of his Read more…

Candida Rose

Candida Rose Baptista New Bedford, USA, 1960 Singer, songwriter, educator Candida Rose In addition to a long artistic career as a vocalist of various genres, including R&B, spiritual, and jazz, Candida Rose has also become known as a Cape Verdean musical artist and educator. She is the granddaughter of Cape Read more…