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,…
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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…
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 GaitaArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: FantchaArtist 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…
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Back in 1990, before the great success of Cesaria Evora, Boy Ge Mendes put the music of Cape Verde on the map with his hit…
View More Artist Profiles: Boy Ge MendesArtist Profiles: Bau
Rufino Almeida, better known as Bau, was born in 1962 in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. Bau is a well known artist in Cape Verde’s…
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