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Tag: Cape Verdean music

Sara Tavares playing guitar
Obituaries

Famed Afropop Singer Sara Tavares Dies at 45

World Music Central News Room November 21, 2023 No Comments AfropopCape Verdean musicSara Tavaresworld music

Portuguese singer Sara Tavares passed away November 19, 2023, from cancer complications. Tavares was a popular singer who combined Cape Verdean rhythms with pop, funk,…

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Ceuzany - Mindelo single cover
Music videos

Ceuzany Rolls Out ‘Mindelo’ Single and music Video

World Music Central News Room October 8, 2023 No Comments African musicCape VerdeCape Verdean musicCeuzanyworld music

Cape Verdean artist Ceuzany is back with a new track, “Mindelo,” via Lusafrica. “Mindelo” follows the release of her single “Pedra Run” earlier this year.…

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Kavita Shah - Cape Verdean Blues
Album reviews

Journey to Sodade: Kavita Shah’s Latest Album Pays Tribute to Cesária Évora and Cape Verdean Culture

Douglas Sanders September 16, 2023 No Comments Cape Verdean musicKavita Shahmornaworld music

Kavita Shah – Cape Verdean Blues (2023) Award-winning vocalist, composer, and educator Kavita Shah has just released her album, Cape Verdean Blues, through the new…

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Elida Almeida
Music videos

Elida Almeida Shares her new music video “Kaminhu Lonji”

Angel Romero June 24, 2023 No Comments Cape Verdean musicElida Almeidaworld music

Elida Almeida just dropped her latest music video, “Kaminhu Lonji.” The track is part of her album “Di Lonji,” which hit the shelves on January…

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Elida Almeida
Artist Profiles

Cape Verdean Vocalist, Elida Almeida

Angel Romero June 22, 2023 No Comments Cape VerdeCape Verdean musicElida Almeidaworld music

Elida Almeida, a talented singer from Cape Verde, was born in 1993. She hails from Pedra Badejo, a town located in the eastern part of…

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Tété Alhinho
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Cape Verdean Singer Tété Alhinho

Angel Romero April 18, 2023 No Comments Cape VerdeCape Verdean musicTété Alhinhoworld music

Tété Alhinho, a renowned artist and musician, was born in Mindelo, a small and impoverished seaside town on the island of Saint Vincent. Mindelo is…

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Lucibela at the 16th edition of the Festival Au Fil des Voix at La Cigale poster
Events

Lucibela to Perform at Festival Au Fil des Voix 2023

World Music Central News Room January 23, 2023 No Comments Cape Verdean musicLucibelamornaworld music

Cape Verdean artist Lucibela is set to perform at the 16th edition of the Festival Au Fil des Voix at La Cigale in Paris on…

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Lucibela
Events

Cape Verdean singer Lucibela to Perform at Jazz Alley Sept. 6-7, 2022

Angel Romero August 21, 2022 No Comments Cape Verdean musicLucibelaworld music

KBCS and Dimitiriou’s Jazz Alley will present the debut of Cape Verdean singer Lucibela for two nights, touring in support of her new release “Amdjer“.…

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Nancy Vieira - Photo by Rita Carmo
Artist Profiles

Nancy Vieira, A Singer Deeply Grounded in Cape Verdean Tradition

Angel Romero May 31, 2022 No Comments African musicCape VerdeCape Verdean musicGuinea BissaumornaNancy VieiraPortugalPortuguese musicworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Nancy Vieira – Photo by Rita Carmo) Nancy Vieira was born in 1975 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. She later relocated…

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cover of the single Txe Txu Fla by Lucibela
Music videos

Lucibela Unveils ‘Txe Txu Fla’

World Music Central News Room May 27, 2022 No Comments Cape VerdeCape Verdean musicLucibelaworld music

“Txe Txu Fla” is the title of the new single from Cape Verdean artist Lucibela. The song will appear on her upcoming album “Amdjer” (release…

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