Jeanne Oliver-Foster New Bedford, MA, (?) Educator Jeanne Oliver-Foster was a teacher for 42 years. The highlight of Jeanne’s career was teaching songs and background information from eight regions of the world, including the Caribbean, West Africa (including Cabo Verde), Europe, South America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, East Africa, and Read more…
Victoria Tavares Vierra Providence, U.S.A, 1925 – Providence, U.S.A, 2013 Singer Vickie Vierra grew up in Fox Point in Providence, in a family with several brothers – Flash Tavares being one of them, father of the members of the Tavares Brothers. Vickie started singing at an early age, animating parties Read more…
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…