António Neves Norte-Casinhas, S. Nicolau, [?] Producer, record label owner An entrepreneur in the travel and tourism industry, Tony Neves began releasing records in 1996 under NT&T (Neves Travel and Tours), the same name as his travel agency based in New Bedford. Zerui Depina, Djosinha, Nho Raul de Pina, Belinda, Read more
Jacinto Gil Ramos Monteiro Barbosa Fernandes Praia, 1969 Businessman and producer Jacinto “Jessie” Fernandes is a Cabo Verdean music producer who has lived in the United States since 1989. His work encompasses music projects, concert promotion, creative concept development, and visual storytelling. Raised in the Plateau (the historic center Read more
Afonso Henriques Tavares São Domingos, Santiago, 1968 Instrumentalist (string instruments) As his name indicates, Dick d’Ano Nobo is the son of composer Ano Nobo.A string-instrument musician, Dick regularly participates in studio recordings and accompanies artists on stage within the Cabo Verdean community in the United States, where he has lived Read more
Carlos Eduardo Lopes Praia, 1964 Singer, composer Calú Bana, who received this nickname because his voice resembles Bana’s, the famous singer from Mindelo, first gain prominence in the Todo o Mundo Canta contest. He won the first edition in 1982 and the 1989 edition and came in second place in Read more
Carlos David Dias Correia Lopes Praia, Santiago, 1964 Instrumentalist (keyboards), composer Calú d’Arquiteto was a member of Abel Djassi and the Zeca Santos group in the 1980s and, from 1990 onward, of Bulimundo. He participated in the recording of the albums Na Kal Ki Bu ta Linha and Ta Nderia Ka Ta Kai. He found Read more
Charles Alberto Carvalho Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA, 1977 Singer, composer, producer The son on Cabo Verdean immigrants to the United States and nephew of Jack Santos, drummer of the group Tropical Power, Chachi Carvalho grew up surrounded by music in his family. At the age of 14 anos he starts composing, Read more
Anna Lopes Ribeira de Ilhéu, Mosteiros, Fogo, [?] Singer After starting out singing in church and becoming known through a singing competition in São Filipe, Fogo island, Anna Lopes emigrated to the United States in the 1990s, and in 2001 recorded her first album, produced by Amadeu Fontes, featuring several Read more
José Osório Galvão São Filipe, Fogo, 1965 Singer, composer, instrumentalist (bass) Born on the island of Fogo, Zé Galvão lived on Santiago Island from the age of four, first in Praia and later in Pedra Badejo. There, he was the lead singer and drummer of the group Strongs. In 1988 Read more
António Tavares Semedo Praia, Santiago, 1961 Singer, composer Tchuni Preta started singing in the early 2000s in the recording of the second álbum of Codé di Dona. It was a surprise because, because he only learned he was supposed to sing when he arrived at the studio, having been Read more
Emanuel MirandaBrava Island, 1973Multi-instrumentalist Ney Miranda, a musician who has lived in the United States since his adolescence, is one of the prominent figures in the Cabo Verdean musical community in Massachusetts. Music was already a strong presence in his life while he was in Brava, as several members of Read more