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The Cabo Verde Music Awards (abbreviation: CVMA) is an annual music award ceremony that takes place every year. The award ceremony takes place in the capital city of
The origins of the creation of the music awards for Cape Verde began in the 2000s.
The first edition took place in March 2011 and was one of the most recent music awards made by any country, featuring some of the greatest Cape Verdean musicians from the diaspora abroad. The first guests included Gilyto,
Official website
{{Praia African music awards Cape Verdean music Praia 2011 establishments in Cape Verde
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
, Cape Verde
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. It is also broadcast on TCV.
History
The origins of the creation of the music awards for Cape Verde began in the 2000s.
The first edition took place in March 2011 and was one of the most recent music awards made by any country, featuring some of the greatest Cape Verdean musicians from the diaspora abroad. The first guests included Gilyto, La MC Malcriado
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
and Suzanna Lubrano. The recent edition took place on 2016, featuring Elida Almeida, Gilyto, Hélio Batalha and others.
Categories
The following music categories include: *Best Acoustic Album: **2012: "Caldera Preta" byMirri Lobo
Mirri Lobo (born May 22, 1960) is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.
Biography
Mirri Lobo was born Emilio Rito de Sousa Lobo in the village of Pedra de Lume in the island of Sal to Emílio de Sousa Lobo and Cacilda Brito d ...
*Best Coladeira
The ''coladeira'' (; Cape Verdean Creole: ''koladera,'' ) is a music genre from the Cape Verde islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
It is characterized by a variable tempo, a 2-beat bar, and (in its most traditional form) a harmonic structu ...
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**2011: "Reggadeira" by Maria de Barros Maria de Barros (born February 3, 1961, in Dakar, Senegal) is a singer most associated with Cape Verde, the land of her parents. Growing up in Nouakchott, Mauritania, she moved to the United States at the age of 11, living in Providence, Rhode Islan ...
**2012: "Caldera Preta" by Mirri Lobo
Mirri Lobo (born May 22, 1960) is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.
Biography
Mirri Lobo was born Emilio Rito de Sousa Lobo in the village of Pedra de Lume in the island of Sal to Emílio de Sousa Lobo and Cacilda Brito d ...
**2015: A single by Jorge Serna
*Best Funaná
The ''funaná'' is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. ''Funaná'' is an accordion-based music. The rhythm is usually provided by the '' ferrinho'' much like the use of washboards in zydeco, the saw in Caribbean ripsaw music, the scrape ...
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**2011: "É Si Ki’m Feitu” by La MC Malcriado
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
**2015: A single by Lejemea
*Best Male Singer:
**2012: Mirri Lobo
Mirri Lobo (born May 22, 1960) is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.
Biography
Mirri Lobo was born Emilio Rito de Sousa Lobo in the village of Pedra de Lume in the island of Sal to Emílio de Sousa Lobo and Cacilda Brito d ...
*Best Female Singer:
**2013: Carmen Souza
Carmen Souza (born 1981) is a Portuguese jazz singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage. She combines traditional forms of Cape Verde with contemporary and traditional jazz.
Biography
Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon on 20 May 1981, to paren ...
*Best Morna:
**2011: "Reggadera" by Maria de Barros
**2013: "Kachupada" by Carmen Souza
Carmen Souza (born 1981) is a Portuguese jazz singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage. She combines traditional forms of Cape Verde with contemporary and traditional jazz.
Biography
Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon on 20 May 1981, to paren ...
**2015: A single by Gardénia Benrós
Gardénia Benrós is a Cape Verdean singer.
Biography
Gardénia Benrós was born in the city of Praia, to parents from Brava Island, the island of flowers.
She became part of the Tropical Power project in 1983 after she immigrated to Rhode ...
*Best Music of the Year:
**2012: "Caldera Preta" by Mirri Lobo
Mirri Lobo (born May 22, 1960) is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.
Biography
Mirri Lobo was born Emilio Rito de Sousa Lobo in the village of Pedra de Lume in the island of Sal to Emílio de Sousa Lobo and Cacilda Brito d ...
*Best Music Video:
**2013: "Simple Girl" by Nelson Freitas
Nelson Freitas (born April 4, 1975) is a Cape Verdean-Netherlands, Dutch singer, producer and recorder. He records with GhettoZouk Music, which also signed artists Chelsy Shantel and William Araujo.
Biography
Freitas was born in the Netherlands ...
Editions
*1st - 2011, held on March 12: **Producer: Gilyto, participants:Maria de Barros Maria de Barros (born February 3, 1961, in Dakar, Senegal) is a singer most associated with Cape Verde, the land of her parents. Growing up in Nouakchott, Mauritania, she moved to the United States at the age of 11, living in Providence, Rhode Islan ...
, Gilyto, Suzanna Lubrano, La MC Malcriado
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
*2nd - 2012, held in March:
**Participants: Bana, Gilyto, Mirri Lobo
Mirri Lobo (born May 22, 1960) is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.
Biography
Mirri Lobo was born Emilio Rito de Sousa Lobo in the village of Pedra de Lume in the island of Sal to Emílio de Sousa Lobo and Cacilda Brito d ...
, Val
Val may refer to: Val-a
Film
* ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo
Military equipment
* Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies
* AS Val, a Sov ...
and Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
Xalino
*3rd - 2013:
**Participants: Nelson Freitas
Nelson Freitas (born April 4, 1975) is a Cape Verdean-Netherlands, Dutch singer, producer and recorder. He records with GhettoZouk Music, which also signed artists Chelsy Shantel and William Araujo.
Biography
Freitas was born in the Netherlands ...
, Carmen Souza
Carmen Souza (born 1981) is a Portuguese jazz singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage. She combines traditional forms of Cape Verde with contemporary and traditional jazz.
Biography
Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon on 20 May 1981, to paren ...
, Splash
*4th - 2014:
**Participants: Gilyto, Neuza, Soraia de Deus
*5th - 2015:
**Participants: Gardénia Benros, Lejemea, Jorge Serna
*6th - 2016, held on May 7:
**Participants: Elida Almeida, Gilyto, Hélio Batalha
*7th - 2017
*8th - 2018
*9th - 2019
*10th - 2021
*11th - 2022, will be held on October 1:
**Nominations were announced on August 28, 2022.
References
External links
Official website
{{Praia African music awards Cape Verdean music Praia 2011 establishments in Cape Verde