Feliciano Vierra Tavares Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 1920 – Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, 2008 Instrumentalist (guitar), singer Flash Tavares, descendent of father from Santiago and mother from São Nicolau, had a long musical career among the Cape Verdean community in New England, several times accompanied his sister, Vickie Vierra. He is Read more…
Music Band, 1950 The Tavares Brothers, formed by Cape Verdean descendants was a big success in the USA during the 70’s and 80’s in the context of soul music, R&B, and funk, but it was in the beginning of the disco era that their biggest hit was released: they recorded Read more…
Joaquim Santos New Bedford, U.S.A [50’s] Instrumentalist (drums, percussion), teacher. Percussionist Jackie Santos performed several years as a studio and stage musician, accompanied many musicians and bands, including the legend Chuck Berry, pioneer of rock, and the Tavares Brothers, the Cape Verdean descent group in the U.S. that had its Read more…
Manuel de Jesus Lopes Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão, 1938 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2009 Instrumentalist (string), composer Manuel d’Novas is considered one of the greatest composers in Cape Verde, he is responsible for more than 120 compositions, most of those has successive reinterpretations. His lyrics show that he was an Read more…
Henry J. Santos USA, 1927- USA, 2020 Professor, researcher, instrumentalist (piano), compositor Henry J. Santos was a professor at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, for over 30 years, and had an important role in the development of music courses in the university. He is emeritus professor at BSU. As Read more…
Norberto dos Santos Tavares Assomada, Santiago, 1956 – New Bedford, EUA, 2010 Multiinstrumentista, cantor, compositor Norberto dos Santos Tavares was born in Assomada, Santiago Island in 1956 and died in New Bedford, USA in 2010. He was an instrumentalist, singer and composer. He is considered a reference to artists from Read more…
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…
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…
Gláucia Nogueira * Translated by Sandra St. Laurent The written references regarding Cape Verdean migration to the United States go back to the 19th century, but it is supposed that the migration flux started in the 18th century. At the time, whalers operating in the Atlantic Ocean sought workers, and Read more…
João José de Azevedo Pinheiro Nova Sintra, Ilha Brava, 1948 Instrumentist (guitar), composer Vuca Pinheiro begins his discography in 1985, with the album Força di Cretcheu, in which he presents mornas soloed on the guitar, favoring composers from his beloved island of Brava in his choice of repertoire: Eugénio Tavares, Read more…