Maria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues, better known as Celeste Rodrigues, was born in Alpedrinha, Fundão, on March 14, 1923. She is a veteran fado performer and…
Artist Profiles: Celeste Rodrigues
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Carlos Do Carmo
Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida, better known as Carlos do Carmo, was born on December 21, 1939 in Lisbon’s Mouraria neighborhood. Carlos…
Highly Successful Black Atlantic 2018 from Duke Performances
For six days in a row, Duke Performances presented a series of concerts last week called Black Atlantic. The program brought to Durham, North Carolina,…
Artist Profiles: Simentera
Simentera was an innovative Cape Verdean band that became popular in the world music circuit in the early 2000s. “If we don’t modernize our music…
Artist Profiles: Ildo Lobo
Ildo Lobo was born November 25, 1953 in Sal, Cape Verde. In his native Cape Verde, Ildo Lobo was seen as one of the archipelago’s…
Artist Profiles: Grace Evora
Grace Evora was born on February 2, 1969, on the island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde. Since childhood Grace has displayed an immense interest…
Artist Profiles: Gardénia
Gardénia Benrós was born in the city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. Gardénia got her inspiration from the morna traditions…
Artist Profiles: Ferro Gaita
Ferro Gaita was founded in 1996 in the city of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. From the beginning, the band put their own spin…
Artist Profiles: Fantcha
Her songs are filled with the romantic, acoustic sound of Cape Verdean music. Fantcha’s torch-style songs and dance numbers appeal strongly to lovers of Brazilian…
Artist Profiles: Cesaria Evora
Cesaria Evora (her friends called her Cize) was born on August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. At the age of 16 she started to…