Lucibela – Laço Umbilical (Lusafrica, 2018) Laço Umbilical is the debut album Lucibela, one of the great new female vocalists from Cape Verde. Lucibela has…
View More Lucibela, New Vocal Charm from Cape VerdeTag: Cape Verdean music
Artist Profiles: Tito Paris
Aristides Paris, better known as Tito Paris, was born the 30th of May 1963 in a family of musical fishermen on the island of Mindelo.…
View More Artist Profiles: Tito ParisArtist Profiles: Teofilo Chantre
Teófilo Chantre was born in 1964 on São Nicolau, Cape Verde. His parents migrated to Europe and Teofilo eventually settled in France. Teofilo Chantre’s songwriting…
View More Artist Profiles: Teofilo ChantreArtist Profiles: Lucibela
Lucibela Freitas Dos Santos, better known as Lucibela, was born in Tarrafal on the island of São Nicolau, one of the Barlavento islands, in Cabo…
View More Artist Profiles: LucibelaArtist Profiles: Tcheka
Manuel Lopes Andrade, better known as Tcheka, was born on the 20th July 1973 in the port of Ribeira Barca, Santa Catarina district, on Santiago,…
View More Artist Profiles: TchekaArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: SimenteraArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Ildo LoboArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Grace EvoraArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: GardéniaArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Ferro Gaita