António Vicente Lopes (d. 1987), better known as Antoninho Travadinha was one of the major autodidactic musicians of

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originated from Janela in Paúl the island of Santo Antão. He performed the popular dances when he was only nine years old, and made himself internationally famous when he became forty, by the time he undertook a tournée in Portugal. One of his albums was recorded in Lisbon at the

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(oldest Jazz Club in Portugal). Other than the violin, Travadinha played wonderfully well with the twelve string guitar, the

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and the guitar. Travadinha interpreted traditional music styles of Cape Verde including the '' morna'' and ''

coladera 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 (music), bar, and (in its most traditional form) a harmon ...

''. One of his songs Travadinha made was "Feiticeira di côr Morena". He died in 1987 when he reached great popularity.

Works

*''Le violon du Cap Vert'', Buda musique, Paris, Universal, 1992

External links

Music of Cape Verde: Travadinha at Mindelo Infos
Year of birth missing 1987 deaths Cape Verdean musicians People from Santo Antão, Cape Verde Morna (music) singers Coladeira singers {{Africa-musician-stub