Manuel d' Novas (February 24, 1938 — September 28, 2009) was a
Cape Verde
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an poet and composer.
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 of the most important poets and composers of Cape Verde. His music is known all over the world, through performers like
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 withou ...
,
Bana and others. He lived in
on the island of
São Vicente. He visited 35
Rua de Moeda where other Cape Verdean musicians visited including
Bana. He took part in the 2003
Baía das Gatas Music Festival. Manuel died on September 27, 2009, from a
stroke
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he suffered for three years that started in Portugal, after staying at the hospital named Baptista de Sousa for about a week. He was buried later in Mindelo.
Some famous poems in crioul
* ''Apocalipse''
* ''Nôs raça'', ''D. Ana'', ''Cumpade Cizóne'', ''Ess Pais''
* ''Tudo tem se limite'', ''Cumpade Ciznone''
* ''Lamento d'um emigrante''
* ''Biografia d’ um criol''
* ''Lisboa, capital di sôdade'' (done with
Rui Machado
Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese retired professional tennis player who is regarded as one of the best Portuguese players of all time. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at 59, at the time ...
)
* Morna Morna:
**''Stranger ê um Ilusão''
* Morna-Coladeira:
**''Psú nhondenga'', ''Cmé catchorr'', ''Morte d'um Tchuc''
Discography
Recordings
*"Cumpade Ciznone" 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 withou ...
in the album ''
Miss Perfumado
''Miss Perfumado'' is the fourth album by Cape Verdean vocalist Cesária Évora, released in 1992. It sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide. '' (1992)
*"Direito Di Nasce" by Cesária Évora in the album ''Miss Perfumado'' (1992)
*"Vida Tem Um So Vida" by Cesária Évora in the album ''Miss Perfumado'' (1992), together with Dany Mariano
*"Barbincor" by Cesária Évora in the album ''Miss Perfumado'' (1992)
*"Ess Pais" by Cesária Évora in the album ''
Cabo Verde
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'' (1997), based on his poem "Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde"
;Posthumous publications
*''
Criod de São Vicente'' (2011) - some tracks
Adaptations by other artists
*“Biografia d’ um criol’” (1979) in the album ''Djonsinho Cabral'' by the band
Os Tubarões
Os Tubarões was a Cape Verdean traditional music band who, along with Bulimundo, Finaçon and Simentera, were among the most famous music bands in Cape Verde. The band name is Portuguese for "the sharks" which are common in the waters surround ...
*"C’mê catchorr’” (1986) in the album ''Lamento de um Emigrante'' by Manecas Matos
References
Literature
* César Augusto Monteiro: Manel d'Novas:
Musica,
Vida
Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to:
Geography
* Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica
* U.S. settled places:
** Vida, Montana
** Vida, Oregon
** Vida, Missour ...
, Caboverdianidade (2003)
External links
''Apocalipse and Ess Pais''
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1938 births
2009 deaths
20th-century poets
20th-century Cape Verdean male singers
Cape Verdean poets
Morna (music) singers
Writers in Cape Verdean Creole
People from Santo Antão, Cape Verde