Maria Barros

Praia, Santiago, 1968

Singer

Djuta Barros began singing when she was still a young girl. She was eight years old when she was invited to join the Korda Kauberdi theatrical group, where she performed mornas by Eugénio Tavares under the guidance of Djonsa Farol. With Korda Kauberdi – a group she honored years later in her first album – participated in the International Festival of Theatre of Iberian Expression (FITEI) in Portugal in 1981. However, following the disbandment of the group, she took a break from her musical activities.

In 1990, she emigrated to the United States, where she has lived ever since, in Boston. There she produced her first album, Melodia, released in 1998. Djuta regularly performs at musical evenings with the Cabo Verdean community in the Massachusetts region, and her second album was released about a decade later.

Discography

• Melodia, CD, Boston, 1998.
• Nôs encontro, Boston, 2009.

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