Roberto Xalino (born March 21, 1987) is a Cape Verdean singer, rapper and producer who currently resides in

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, Sweden. He is the son of the Capeverdean singer and producer

Val Xalino Val Xalino (born August 19, 1953) is a Capeverdean singer and producer who currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is the father of the Cape Verdean singer and producer Robert Xalino. Biography Val Xalino was born in Mindelo on the island o ...

Biography

Roberto Xalino was born in

Mindelo Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook ...

on the island of São Vicente. Together with his brother

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, he later immigrated to Sweden and lived in the city of

in the western part. He is best known as the son of

who came from a Cape Verdean family of musicians named Xalino, singers of traditional music. His family once lived at 35 Rua de Moeda where famous singers in the 1950s and the 1960s visited including

Eddy Moreno Eddy Moreno born Adolfo de Jon Xalino (1915–1983) was a famous Cape Verdean singer. He belonged to the Xalino family of singers. His greatest singles included " Arriola" and " Grandeza", both appeared in the album '' Nos Festa'' in 1981. Mo ...

, Djuta Silva, Armando de Jon Xalino, Eduardo de Jon Xalino and his uncles Xante and Zuca Xalino. Female musician Djuta Silva had great success in Portugal and Africa along with

in the 1950s. 35 Rua de Moeda was a famous house in Mindelo where most musicians and singers from the 1940s to the 1970s got their musical education. Some of these who started their careers were

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 ...

(then girlfriend of Eduardo de Jon Xalino), Bana, cousin of the Xalino family, Luis Morais and

Manuel de Novas Manuel d' Novas (February 24, 1938 — September 28, 2009) was a Cape Verdean 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 ...

. He released his first album titled '' Grandeza'' released in 2004. Roberto Xalino has been playing guitar at a young age. Together with his brother, he visited Cape Verde in 2008 and appeared in a live concert. He appeared at the 2012 Baía das Gatas Music Festival alongside

. He sang their songs in memory of the Barefoot Diva.

Discography

Singles

Videography

*''Lembra Tempo Vol. 2'' (2008), DVD

References

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– lira.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Xalino, Robert 1987 births Living people People from Mindelo 21st-century Cape Verdean male singers Swedish people of Cape Verdean descent Musicians from Gothenburg