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…
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…
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…