Armando de Pina Achada Ponta, Brava, 1935 Singer, songwriter Songwriter, singer and violinist, dedicated in particular to morna, Armando de Pina emigrated to the United States in the 1950s. The first time he traveled to this country was in 1957, on the historic ship Ernestina. He is the author of Read more
Baltazar Lima Barros Mindelo, São Vicente, 1949 Singer, songwriter With the right to be remembered whenever talking about intervention music Nho Balta was a member of the PAICG in the 1960s and early 1970s, having joined the party’s naval unit in Conakry, after training in Ukraine and Georgia. His first Read more
Maria de Barros Dacar, Senegal, 1961 Singer, songwriter Maria de Barros, descendant of parents from Brava, was born in Senegal, spent her childhood in Mauritania, where she went at six months old, and at the age of 13 she left for the USA with her family, and has lived there Read more
Quirino do Canto Galinheiro, São Filipe, Ilha do Fogo, 1950 Singer Quirino do Canto left the Fogo Island at an early age to study in São Vicente. From the island he went to the USA in 1963, where he completed high school and university, graduating in engineering, a profession he Read more
Maria da Conceição Rosa Fonseca Fragoso Santa Maria, Island of Sal, 1950s Singer The singer Sãozinha Fonseca, residing in Boston, USA since 1976, emerged in the Cape Verdean music scene after winning the competition ‘Todo o Mundo Canta’ in 1985, representing the Cape Verdean community in the United States. The Read more
Amandio Cabral Ribeira Brava, São Nicolau, 1935 Singer, Songwriter Amândio Cabral comes from a family of musicians, where his father and uncles played several instruments. Living in São Vicente at the end of the 1950s, he was one of the pioneers in the discography produced in Cape Verde, recording two Read more
José Rui Alves de Pina Praia, 1968 Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist (strings) Born in a family of musicians, Zerui began learning music with his uncle, Nho Djonzinho Alves (see the group Pai e Filhos), starting with the rattle and later string instruments, alongside his cousins. ‘We had something like a school Read more
Adriano Gonçalves Mindelo, São Vicente, 1932 – Lisbon, 2013 Singer, music publisher Bana, considered “the greatest interpreter of morna and coladeira” – genres to which he dedicated his more than 50 years career – is among the Cabo Verdean artists with the most extensive discographies. He was a true giant Read more
Angelo Alberto Lopes Barbosa Assomada, Santiago, 1964 Songwriter, Instrumentalist (guitar, bass, keyboard) Djinho Barbosa was a member of Abel Djassi in the late 1970s, being part of the first formation of the group, which underwent several changes. Before that, still in Assomada, he formed Pó di Terra with his brother Read more
Lourenço Fernandes Silva Tavares Tarrafal, Santiago, 1966 Singer, songwriter Maruka, who sometimes identifies himself as Maruka Xica, was the creator of the Tarraf’all stars project in 2005, which involved artists from Tarrafal de Santiago such as Mário Lúcio, Princezito, Chando Graciosa, and Beto Dias, as well as lesser-known names. The Read more