I love Cape Verdean music, with its beautiful blend of Brazilian, Portuguese (fado) and West African styles. The infectious rhythms are light and breezy. And, like other Lusophone (Portuguese language ...

The music of Cape Verde has been so dynamically defined by Cesaria Evora that it comes as an intriguing surprise to learn that there are sounds and styles that reach beyond her compelling versions of ...

Maria de Barros came onstage like a colorful whirlwind of Cape Verdean exhilaration at the Getty Center’s Williams Auditorium on Saturday night. Engaging the full-house crowd from her very first note, ...

For Cape Verdean artist June Freedom, island time isn’t a state of being – it’s a way of living. His mother opened a restaurant when he was 12 where live bands performed every weekend. After he ...

Miroca Paris, a singer-songwriter, who is also a multi-instrumentalist, has been nominated in the 2022 International Portuguese Music Awards, or IPMA. The tenth annual event is being held at the ...

Music, dancing and the aroma of local delicacies will fill Providence’s India Point Park on Sunday as the 47th annual Cape Verdean Festival kicks off. The celebration, organized by the Cape Verdean ...

In celebration of Black History and Women’s History Month, Amplify POC Cape Cod and the Cotuit Center for the Arts are hosting “Jazztastic,” two jazz shows from Tish Adams and Candida Rose and the ...

NEW BEDFORD — Since Cisco Brewers Kitchen & Bar opened in May 2021, the entertainment hub has never held a major event, but that will change this week with a tribute to Cape Verdean music on June 30. ...

Maria de Barros has traveled the world, but her heart is in Cape Verde. Born in Senegal and raised in Mauritania and the United States, the singer, who appears at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on ...

OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, June 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Filmmaker and music producer, Rahkii “Hyp” Holman of Assinyeola Music Publishing is screening his ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is hosting a special event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence. The First Friday event will take place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 5, and will feature ...