Maria Antónia Costa Duarte

Praia, Santiago, 1959

Singer, songwriter

The daughter of clarinetist Cesário Duarte, Djuta Duarte released her first CD in 2003, after participating in groups such as Red Star and Ion and providing backing vocals on recordings such as Palonkon by the Mendes Brothers, as well as on projects by Vuca Pinheiro, Anna Lopes, and José Laço, among others.

On her album, Sacrifício, she recorded compositions written by herself, Cesário Duarte, Ano Nobo, and Daniel Lobo.

Djuta Duarte has lived in Brockton, United States, since 1988. Before emigrating, she worked for the Ministry of Rural Development and performed on several islands, according to notes on her album cover.  

Discography

• Sacrifício, Apoio das Ilhas, Brockton, 1988.