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Other artists of Cape Verdean descent include those in São Tomé and Príncipe such as Camilo Domingos from the island of Príncipe which mainly has elements with other African music and those in the United States such as Horace Silver whose father was born in Cape Verde, some of his songs have Cape Verdean music genre, featured in some albums ...
Music organizations based in Cape Verde (1 C) Cape Verdean musicians (6 C, 13 P) S. Cape Verdean songs (1 C) Pages in category "Music of Cape Verde"
Morna is widely considered the national music of Cape Verde, [3] as is the fado for Portugal, the tango for Argentina, the merengue for Dominican Republic, the rumba for Cuba, and so on. The best internationally known morna singer was Cesária Évora .
Performance was banned in urban centers and the genre was slowly disappearing. The ban lasted until Cape Verdean independence. Along with funaná and batuque, tabanka was a symbol for the struggle for Cape Verdean independence. Afterwards there were attempts to revive several Cape Verdean music styles.
The music style is featured in religious music festivals in Cape Verde which occurs in the months of May of June. The objective would be having a good agriculture, celebrated before the rainy season.
The coladeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kulɐˈðɐjɾɐ]; Cape Verdean Creole: koladera, [kolɐˈdeɾɐ]) 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 , and (in its most traditional form) a harmonic structure based in a cycle of fifths .
Music portal Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ... Pages in category "Cape Verdean musicians" The following 13 pages are ...
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. [1] The band name is Portuguese for "the sharks" which are common in the waters surrounding the archipelago. [2] [3]