Rotterdam-based band Tabanka plays lively music from Cape Verde. The band was inspired by artists from an earlier generation, such as Bulimundo and Américo Brito.…
Artist Profiles: Tabanka
Tag: Cape Verdean music
Flowerful Cape Verdean Songs
Nancy Vieira – Manha Florida (Lusafrica, 2018) Manhã Florida is the fifth album by Nancy Vieira, one of the finest performers in the Cape Verdean…
Lucibela, New Vocal Charm from Cape Verde
Lucibela – Laço Umbilical (Lusafrica, 2018) Laço Umbilical is the debut album Lucibela, one of the great new female vocalists from Cape Verde. Lucibela has…
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.…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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,…
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…