Group, 1993 The Uprising was a group formed by Cape Verdeans residing in Boston: Bardot (vocals), Julinho (vocals), Patchély and Rui (keyboards), Juvenal e Gentil (managers). They are joined by Calu di Guida (guitar) and Galvão (bass), from the extinct La Tour, and also Adriano (vocals) and Jorge (drummer). They Read more
Group, 1979-1986 Tropical Power was created by Norberto Tavares and his brother António Tavares when they moved to the USA after the end of Black Power in which they participated in Lisbon. The idea was to continue the work they had started in Portugal but didn’t keep the name because Read more
Group, 1980 – ? Ramiro Mendes and João Mendes left the island of Fogo in 1978, heading to the USA, where their parents and older brother were. Soon after, they formed a band with the latter, Otílio, to play Cape Verdean and Angolan music, as João Mendes mentions on the Read more
Maria de Barros Dacar, Senegal, 1961 Singer, songwriter Maria de Barros, descendant of parents from Brava, was born in Senegal, spent her childhood in Mauritania, where she went at six months old, and at the age of 13 she left for the USA with her family, and has lived there Read more
Quirino do Canto Galinheiro, São Filipe, Ilha do Fogo, 1950 Singer Quirino do Canto left the Fogo Island at an early age to study in São Vicente. From the island he went to the USA in 1963, where he completed high school and university, graduating in engineering, a profession he Read more
Maria da Conceição Rosa Fonseca Fragoso Santa Maria, Island of Sal, 1950s Singer The singer Sãozinha Fonseca, residing in Boston, USA since 1976, emerged in the Cape Verdean music scene after winning the competition ‘Todo o Mundo Canta’ in 1985, representing the Cape Verdean community in the United States. The Read more
Luís Ramos Morais Mindelo, São Vicente, 1935 – New Bedford, EUA, 2002 Instrumentalist (winds), composer, arranger, conductor, teacher Luís Morais is remembered year after year for “Boas festas”, a traditional New Year’s Eve song he arranged and recorded – one of Cabo Verde’s most iconic musical successes. He was an Read more
José Rui Alves de Pina Praia, 1968 Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist (strings) Born in a family of musicians, Zerui began learning music with his uncle, Nho Djonzinho Alves (see the group Pai e Filhos), starting with the rattle and later string instruments, alongside his cousins. ‘We had something like a school Read more
Adriano Gonçalves Mindelo, São Vicente, 1932 – Lisbon, 2013 Singer, music publisher Bana, considered “the greatest interpreter of morna and coladeira” – genres to which he dedicated his more than 50 years career – is among the Cabo Verdean artists with the most extensive discographies. He was a true giant Read more
Humberto Bettencourt dos Santos Chã de Manuelim, Paul/Porto Novo, Santo Antão, 1940 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2023 Instrumentalist (guitar) Considered one of the leading guitar soloists in Cabo Verde, all of his solo recordings were produced between 1966 and 1971, when he was studiyng at the University of Louvain in Read more