Films on Cape Verdean music

DirectorTitleProducerCountryYear  Note/Theme
Ana Sofia FonsecaCesária ÉvoraCarrosel ProduçõesPT2021Cesária Évora
Catarina Alves CostaMais alma (trailer)Laranja AzulPT2001Orlando Pantera
Catarina RodriguesMulheres do batuque (excerpt) CinequanonPT1997Grupo Finka Pé, batuko
Cecile CanutL´île des femmesTutti Quanti FilmsFR2012Batuko
Claire Andrade WatkinsSerenata de amor* (full movie)SPIA Media ProductionsUSA2013A musical on Morna and Island of Brava
Claire Andrade WatkinsCape Verdean Music: Flash Tavares and Vickie Vieira  (full movie)SPIA Media ProductionsUSA2011Flash Tavares, Vicky Vieira
Francisco MansoDez granzim de terra (episode of a series)Lieurac Productions/ TelessoonePT1999/ 2000TV series on Cape Verdean music
François-Xavier NoulensOdjo branco 1
Odjo branco 2 (full movies)
France Televisions/Les Films du QuaisFR2011Armand de Montrond e his descendants
Gey ZantzingerSongs of badius (excerpt) Constant Spring Prod.USA1986Batuko, funaná, Santiago
João SodréAlma ta fika (full movie)Vermedia/RTP/Saga Film & Video/ Eurocreation Production/RTBFPT1989Tabanka, morna and other themes on Cape Verdean culture
João Alves da VeigaDona Tututa (trailer)B’lizzardPT2013Tututa
Júlio SilvãoBatuko, alma de um povoSilvão Produção FilmesCV2005Batuko
Júlio SilvãoEugénio Tavares, o coração do poetaJúlio SilvãoCV2010Eugénio Tavares
Napoleão XThey call me FlashProtown ProductionsUSAn.d.Flash Tavares
Neu LopesManuel d’Novas – Coração de Poeta (trailer)Neu LopesCV2019Manuel d’Novas
Oscar MartinezKontinuasom (excerpt)  Útopi ASAD Animasur/  RTCES2009Nácia Gomi, Denti d’ Oru, Mayra Andrade, Cesária Évora…
Paola ZermanTerra-Terra (trailer)Ocean Café  Film ProductionCV2014Carnival, São Vicente
Paola Zerman, Patrick Dos SantosFirmeza (trailer)Channel VibeCV2018Hip hop in São Vicente
Raquel CastroFinka-Pé – Contos de mulheres que dançam pela liberdade (full movie) PT Batuku
Sofia LeiteCesária, nha sentimento (full movie)RTP/LusafricaPT2012Cesária Évora
Susan Hurley-GlowaJornada de um badioSusan Hurley-GlowaUSA2011Norberto Tavares
Valério Lopes,João J. RosaStorias di nos Muzika (full movie)Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies/Bridgewater State UniversityUSA2017Cape Verdean Musical styles
Vladimir MonteiroHomis di gaita 1
Homis di gaita 2 (full movies)
TCVCV1990’sFunaná

* Serenata de amor is the only film on the list that is not a documentary.