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…
Cesária Joana Évora Mindelo, São Vicente, 1941 – Mindelo, São Vicente, 2011 Singer First Cape Verdean to become an international celebrity, Cesária Évora put Cape Verde in the map, in the turn of the 20th to the 21st century. In a time that the media phenomena depend mostly on the Read more…
Gláucia Nogueira and Graham Douglas Characterized by a melodious style, slow tempo, and 4/4 time, in most cases with sentimental lyrics, the morna sometimes seems close to the Portuguese fado, but its sound also recalls Brazilian samba-canção. The poet, journalist and composer Eugénio Tavares (1867-1930) points out that the morna Read more…