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Lusafrica
Lusafrica, full name: Productions Lusafrica (French for ''Lusafrica Productions'') is a multinational independent record label company based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1988 by José da Silva (born in 1959 in Praia, Cape Verde), 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. The company had originally produced records by artists mainly from Cape Verde and other lusophone countries. Since, the company has recorded by artists from the United States, Cuba, Brazil and France. History Debut and success In 1987, José da Silva (b. 1959 in Praia), then track switcher for SNCF, chose to become a music producer at his expense. During his dinner in Lisbon at the restaurant with Cape Verdean singer Bana, he heard the voice of Cesária Évora for the first time and together proposed. In 1988, Lusafrica was created and recorded the first album '' La Diva aux pieds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elida Almeida
Elida Almeida (born 1993) is a Cape Verdean singer. Biography Elida Sofia Cabral Almeida was born in Pedra Badejo in the east of Santiago Island. She spent her childhood years with some difficulty, in the mountains of Santiago. At 17, she sang at church, she listened to the radio, she said on that she grew up on a place without electricity or necessities. She worked on radio commentaries, especially with DJs and presenters. She started writing her album ''Nta Konsiqui''Adrien Barbier, ''Elida Almeida, nouvelle pépite du Cap Vert '', Le Monde, 24 December 2015 She later presented at local concerts and sang at bars in Cape Verde where she started her career. The producer José da Silva, a resident of France with Cape Verdean origins, who had previously worked with Cesária Évora, was interested in her career. Almeida’s style is different from most famous Cape Verdean morna-coladeira singers. She is more influenced by funaná, batuque, rhythms created by deserted slaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lura (singer)
Lura (born Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina; 31 July 1975, Lisbon) 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 African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethn ... and contemporary Western music. Biography The Portuguese voice that leads us to the Cape Verdean nostalgia Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina – which artistic name is Lura – was born on 31 July 1975, in Alfredo da Costa Maternity, Lisbon. She is a daughter of Cape Verdean parents, her mother was born in Santo Antão and her father in Santiago. Lura was the first of 4 brothers and was the only artist in the family. Her soul is imbue with two cultures that are present in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Vieira
Nancy Vieira (born 1975) is a Cape Verdean singer who was born in Guinea-Bissau and currently resides in Portugal. Biography Vieira was born in 1975 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents, she later moved to Cape Verde and her family returned, when she was a child, she immigrated to Lisbon when she was 14. Outside Portugal and Cape Verde, she performed on stage in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, Angola and a couple of others. ''Nôs Raça'' was her first recorded album. Her style characterizes with a fusion of rhythmic traditions of Cape Verdean music and international influences, mainly Brazil and the Caribbean. She appeared in the disc "Música de intervenção Cabo Verdiana : a história da luta de independência de Cabo Verde contada em música" in 1999, sings included "Hitler câ tâ ganhá guerra" (by Titina Rodrigues) and "Apocalypse" by Ildo Lobo and other names. She recorded "Segred" in 2004. She later recorded a single "Cançã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesária Évora 2008
''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. It was certified gold in France by SNEP which sold more than 100,000 copies. As of 1997, in United States the album has sold 150,000 copies. Track listing Selected translations: "Tudo dia e dia" is "Everyday, Everyday"," Flor na Paul" is "Flower of Paul" and "Doce Guerra" is "Sweet War". Charts Certifications and sales Credits Group members * Cesária Évora - singer * Paulino Vieira - bass guitar, cavaquinho, piano, harmonica, percussions, chorus * Osvaldo Dias - cord guitar, chorus * Armando Tito - guitar, chorus * Toy Vieira - cavaquinho, chorus * Raúl Barboza - accordion * Ramiro Mendes, Teofilo Chantre - chorus Technical team and production *Producer: José da Silva *Producer, arrangements: Paulino Vieira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boubacar Traoré (musician)
Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali) is a Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Early fame Traoré first came to prominence in the early 1960s. He had taught himself to play guitar and developed a unique style that blended American blues music, Arab music, and pentatonic structures found in West Africa's Mande cultural region. He was a superstar in Mali and a symbol of the newly independent country (see History of Mali). His songs were immensely popular and he enjoyed regular radio play. However, he made no recordings, and since there were no royalties paid to musicians, he was very poor. Decline and revival In 1968, when Moussa Traoré overthrew Malian president Modibo Keïta, Boubacar Traoré, widely seen as an artist associated with the previous regime, disappeared from the airwaves. During the 1970s Traoré's popularity faded, until a surprise television appearance in 1987. Soon after this "rediscovery," Boubacar's wife died during childbirth. Grief-stricken, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Gé Mendes
Gerard "Boy" Mendes (born 1952) is a Senegalese musician of Cape Verdean descent. He was born in Dakar, Senegal and was raised in the city's Cape Verdean diaspora community. As a child, he grew up in a household filled with the sounds of the native '' morna'' and '' coladeira''. But he was also exposed to the music of his adopted land and to the music of Mali, Guinea and other west African countries. His early music career even included singing rock, rhythm & blues, and Cuban music, which were all popular genres in Senegal at the time. Mendes eventually settled in France where he teamed up with his brother Jean-Claude, Manú Lima, and Luís Silva to form Cabo Verde Show, one of the most popular Cape Verdean bands of all time, he made several albums including ''Di oro'' in 1995 and ''Noite de morabeza'' (''Morabeza Night'') in 1999, some of them were released by Lusafrica recording company. Mendes was later married and had several children including Mika Mendes, a zouk singer. Mend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Azul (album)
''Mar Azul'' is an album by the Cape Verdean musician Cesária Évora. It was released by Lusafrica in 1991. The album consists of Morna (music), morna and coladeira songs. It was produced by José Da Silva. ''Mar Azul'' was one of Évora's favorites of her albums. Track listing References External links * Cesária Évora albums 1991 albums Portuguese-language albums {{1990s-folk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Diva Aux Pieds Nus
''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 Lusafrica, full name: Productions Lusafrica (French for ''Lusafrica Productions'') is a multinational independent record label company based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1988 by José da Silva (born in 1959 in Praia, Cape Verde), .... 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". Track listing References External linksAlbum at cesaria.info*"iTunes - Music - La diva aux pieds nus by Césaria Évora". iTunes. retrieved 23 October 2014. 1988 debut albums Cesária Évora albums {{1980s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bana (singer)
Adriano Gonçalves (5 March 1932 – 13 July 2013), known by his stage name Bana and called the " King of Morna", was a Cape Verdean singer and performer of the morna style, the plaintive, melodic lament which is a staple musical style of the country. Biography He was born in Mindelo on 5 March 1932, some sources said he was born on 11 March. In his childhood years, he was surrounded by music with local singers. At age four, he appeared with local singers. Bana, who was over seven feet tall, began his musical career during Portuguese colonial rule, when he worked as a handyman and bodyguard for the legendary Cabo Verdean composer and performer, B. Leza. In the 1950s, the singer, uncle of Cesária Évora taught Bana and many other artists the art of morna songs. In 1958, BeLeza was presented at a round with the Tuna Académica da Coimbra which took place in São Vicente Island. Among the attendees were Portuguese poet and political dissident Manuel Alegre and Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distino Di Belita
''Distino di Belita'' (also known as ''Nova Sintra'') is an album by Cesária Évora Cesária Évora GCIH (; 27 August 194117 December 2011), 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 ..., released in 1990. It was co-produced by the Parisian label Mélodie. The album was a chart success in Europe. It was her second album with Jose da Silva. Évora recorded with an electric band. Track listing #"Bitina" #"Nova Sintra" #"Emigranti" #"Tanha" #"Salamansa" #"Odji Maguado" #"T'imbutchode" #"Distino Di Belita" #"Nova Sintra" #"Pontero" References External links * Cesária Évora albums 1990 albums {{1990s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora GCIH (; 27 August 194117 December 2011), 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". Évora began singing as a young woman in bars in her hometown of Mindelo, and came to international prominence in the 1990s. Biography Early life Cesária Évora was born on 27 August 1941 in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. When she was seven years old her father, Justino da Cruz Évora, who was a part-time musician, died, and at the age of ten she was placed in an orphanage, as her mother Dona Joana could not raise all six children. At the age of 16, she was persuaded by a friend to sing in a sailors' tavern. She grew up at the house in Mindelo which other singers used from the 1940s to the 1970s, at 35 Rua de Moeda. Other Cape Verdean singers came to the house, including Djô d'Eloy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Lúcio (singer)
''For the Brazilian footballer, see Mário Lúcio da Silva Junior'' Mário Lúcio or Izé (born October 21, 1964) is a Capeverdean singer, composer, writer, politician and a painter. From 2011 to 2016, he was the Capeverdean Minister of Culture. Biography Childhood and teenage years He was born Lúcio Matias de Sousa Mendes in the town of Tarrafal in the island of Santiago's north in the final decade of Portuguese rule, he is a descendant of Jorge and Garda Brito. Mário Lúcio lost his father when he was 12. At age 15, he and his seven siblings lost his mother. He lived in the barrack buildings of the Cape Verdean forces in his hometown under the care of the military. In 1984, he received a scholarship by the Cuban government in Havana where he studied and graduated six years later. He returned to his country where he practiced law. Between 1996 and 2001, he was member of the Cape Verdean parliament. Musical career He later founded the band Simentera. His ideas received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
