Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Funaná, Coladeira, Batuque and Cabo love are other musical forms.
The coladeira is a music genre from the Cape Verde islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
Ildo Lobo was a Cape Verdean singer. His versatile and melodic voice, commanding stage presence and trademark berets made him one of the most recognizable performers in Cape Verde. Always well known throughout the Cape Verde Islands, Lobo rose to international fame with his first solo work, "Nôs Morna", following it with another album "Intellectual".
Lura is a Portuguese singer and musician, of Cape Verdean descent. Her compositions are based on traditional Cape-Verdean music as for example the Morna, Funaná and Batuque, and influenced by African and contemporary Western music.
Cesária ÉvoraGCIH, more commonly known as Cize, was a Cape Verdean singer-songwriter. She received a Grammy Award in 2004 for her album Voz d'Amor. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, she was known as the "Queen of Morna".
The Batuque is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde.
La Diva Aux Pieds Nus is the first album recorded by Cesária Évora. This was also the first album recorded by the independent label company Lusafrica. The album sold 3,000 vinyl records, mainly by the Cape Verdean community. The album name is the French name for her nickname the "Barefoot Diva".
Cesária is the fifth album by Cesária Évora. The album, consisting of Cape Verdean morna and coladeira songs, was released by Paris-based Lusafrica on 18 July 1995. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the World Music category in 1996.
Café Atlantico is the seventh album by the Cape Verdean singer-songwriter Cesária Évora. Café Atlantico is a reference to her home where she frequently entertained guests.
Fantcha is a Cape Verdean singer.
Tito Paris, is a Cape Verdean singer and musician. Aged 19, he moved to Portugal. Lisbon continues to be his home town.
Rufino Almeida, better known as Bau, is a Cape Verdean musician. His father, an instrument maker taught him how to make and play the guitar, the cavaquinho and the violin. In 1994, he joined the touring band of Cesária Évora and in 1996 became her musical director. In September 1999 he moved on and his song Raquel was featured in Pedro Almodóvar's 2002 film Talk to Her. He toured with several other singers including Hernani Almeida in 1999 and 2001. Some of his songs were written by Teófilo Chantre.
Orlando Monteiro Barreto, better known as Orlando Pantera was a Cape Verdean singer and composer.
Lusafrica, full name: Productions Lusafrica is a multinational independent record label company based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1988 by José da Silva, it was the first multinational record company opened in Cape Verde and one of the first in France. It is the main African independent label in France.
Elida Almeida is a Cape Verdean singer.
For the Brazilian footballer, see Mário Lúcio da Silva Junior
Djô d'Eloy born Adolfo de Jon Xalino was a Cape Verdean singer, composer and guitarist. He belonged to the Xalino family of singers. His greatest singles included "Arriola" and "Grandeza", both appeared in the album Nos Festa in 1981. he was of the Xalino family. His most famous singles were "Reanima" and "Celina". Alongside Bana, he was the founder of the nation's first music festival, the Baía das Gatas Music Festival.
Ramiro Mendes is a Cape Verdean musician, singer and author. Together with his brother João, he formed the Mendes Brothers.
