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
Jorge Alberto Job Mindelo, São Vicente, 1964 Instrumentalist (guitar, bass), songwriter, singer, musical producer Djim Djob is frequently present as a songwriter in the repertoires of Cape Verdean artists who began recording in the late 1990s, but also in the work of veteran Bana for whom he produced two albums. Read more
Carlos Alberto Monteiro Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, 1964 Instrumentalist (drums), songwriter, arranger, music producer A highly sought-after composer from the late 1990s onwards, Kalú Monteiro appears on albums of various artists, some of them with several compositions . He wrote “El é Sebim”, a great success in the voice Read more
Joaquim Fernandes Alves Praia, Santiago, 1966 Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music producer, and self-taught sound engineer Kim Alves, before founding his own recording studio in 2003 – KMagic Digital Studio in Praia – spent several years living abroad, working as a musician and producer to fulfill a Read more
Pawtucket, USA, 1972 Singer Daughter of parents from Mindelo, born in the US, as a child she was amazed by Michael and Janet Jackson’s dance moves. At the age of 12 she began singing in the youth choir of the Baptist church she attended, becoming a soloist. After debuting in Read more