Verda-Tones, The

Group, (?)  The Verda-Tones was a group formed in the Cape Verdean community in the USA. It was led by Toi Grace. The group appears on the album Sos Sabi: Cape Verdean Music from New England.   The group’s lineup on this recording is: Toi Grace (voice and maracas), Alfredo B. Read more…

Vickie Vierra

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…

Vuca Pinheiro

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…