Camilo Domingos (February 14, 1965 – August 7, 2005) was a Santomean singer of Cape Verdean and Bissauan (now Bissauan Guinean) descent.

Early life

Domingos was born in the settlement of Conceição on the island of

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to a family of three children. Today, the city has a large population of Cape Verdean descendants. His father was Cape Verdean and his mother was Bissauan (now Bissau Guinean or Guinea-Bissauan)

Career

He started his music career in 1973. He made 11 albums, including ''Badjuda'', ''És Meu Amor'', ''Maninha My Love'', ''Nada a Ver'', ''Sunduro'', and ''Nha Vida é Tchora''. He made ''Dor de Mundo'' (''Pain of the World'') at the end of his career. He took part in several concerts and festivals in

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, São Tomé and Príncipe, the

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, and

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. He died on August 7, 2005, at the age of 40, of an incurable disease.

Discography

*''Morena'' (1991) *''Man Le Le'' (1993) *''Nada a Ver'' (1994) *''Dinheiro'' (1995) *''Badjuda'' *''És Meu Amor,'' *''Maninha My Love'' *''Sunduro'' *''Nha Vida é Tchora'' *''Dor de Mundo''

References

External links

Camilo Domingos
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