koladera

Manuel d’Novas

Manuel de Jesus Lopes Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão, 1938 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2009 Instrumentalist (string), composer Manuel d’Novas is considered one of the greatest composers in Cape Verde, he is responsible for more than 120 compositions, most of those has successive reinterpretations. His lyrics show that he was an Read more…

By GN, 1 year09/21/2023 ago

Musical Styles

Gláucia Nogueira and Graham Douglas One telling of the origin of the koladera holds that it was born in the old-time dance halls animated by guitars, ukulele, and violin, when at a certain time of the night the melancholic tone of the morna began to sound monotonous. Then, someone would Read more…

By GN, 2 years03/13/2023 ago