Djô d'Eloy born Adolfo de Jon Xalino (May 21, 1953, June 4, 2005) was a
Cape Verde
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an 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" (Cesária Évora also recorded this) and "Celina". Alongside Bana, he was the founder of the nation's first music festival, the
Baía das Gatas Music Festival.
Biography
Rodrigues Silva was born in
on the island of
São Vicente, his mother was Gadinha de Jon Xalino. He was a guitarist in his early years up to the 1960s. He grew up at the famous house in Mindelo where other singers used from the 1940s to the 1970s. He lived at 35 Rua de Moeda. Other Cape Verdean singers came to the place including
Cesária Évora, former girlfriend of Eduardo de Jon Xalino,
Bana,
Eddy Moreno
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, Luis Morais and
Manuel de Novas
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Biography
Manuel Jesus Lopes was born in Penha da França, one of the neighbourhoods of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão, he became one ...
(also as Manuel d'Novas). There he received his musical education there.
He worked at the company named Arca Verde (Green Arc) in Mindelo. Later he briefly lived in
São Domingos. He got a job in Mindelo and worked with his cousin Xante Xalino who was 15 years older, where he gave his name Djô d'Eloy, named after the place where he worked, Casa D'Eloy (also as Casa d'Eloi) located on Rua de Lisboa, now known as
Rua Libertadores de África.
He was the child of the first generation of the Xalino family of singers. He also performed with Djidjuca
Career
In the 1970s, he let his relative
Bana to record his
morna and
coladeira songs. His songs were not successful and at the end of the 1980s, he did not receive permission to record his music.
In 1983, Djô d'Eloy recorded his single "Todo mundo canta", with a morna song "Celina". His made a number of songs that were aired on
Rádio Mindelo. These recordings were made by another singer Luis Morais who accompanied him the clarinet and saxophone.
In 1988, he moved to the USA. His music was about his social difficulties and what was like to live in Cape Verde in the 1960s and the 1970s.
In 1991, he released the album titled ''Celina''. Later in the 1990s, he played the album' 'Cabo Verde Nôs Berço'' released in the 2000s.
He died on June 4, 2005.
Discography
*''Celina'' (1991)
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*# Ina
*# Mar lagrimas di ninguém
*# Canal d’tchina
*# Nada no ca ta leva
*# Celina
*# Lucy d’nho morgado
*# Mãe Djudja
*# Poderoso
Recordings, tracks and performances by other artists
*"Reanima" by
Cesária Évora, in the live album ''
Live à l'Olympia
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The name Olympia may refer to:
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* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni ...
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References
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1953 births
2005 deaths
20th-century Cape Verdean male singers
Morna (music) singers
Coladeira singers
21st-century Cape Verdean male singers
People from Mindelo
Cape Verdean musicians