Leonel Almeida (born May 17, 1952)) is a

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an singer. He began his career at the age of 17 and was a member of the group Birds with guitarist and producer Paulino Vieira. He has recorded versions of songs by other groups. Almeida was drafted into the

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at the age of 20. This experience was a turning point of his life; he became politically aware and began to sing intervention songs. Almeida co-founded the group Voz de Cabo Verde with members such as

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and worked with saxophonist Luís Morais. The group toured in Europe, United States of America, and parts of Africa. The album ''Ninho Magoado'' showed morabeza in the Cape Verde Islands.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Leonel 1952 births Living people 20th-century Cape Verdean male singers Singers from São Vicente, Cape Verde