Last week we listened to “The Classics”; this week, we check out the newer acts that constantly refresh the Cape Verde music scene with new talent. Our “Rising Stars” edition begins with Sara Tavares, ...

I just spent 9 days in Praia, capital of Santiago, the biggest island in the Cape Verde chain. I went there to visit the Atlantic Music Expo and the Kriol Jazz Festival, and was invited because I’ve ...

There’s an old saying which states the Cape Verde Islands are home to a greater number of musicians per square kilometer than any other country in the world. In truth, such a definitive claim may be ...

The tiny island nation with a big voice has launched its own professional music market ahead of the Kriol Jazz Festival. At the first night of the Kriol Jazz Festival, an annual showcase of Cape ...

Every once in a while I’ll see a movie in which the use of a piece of music leaves me floored: the Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” in Mean Streets, New Order’s “Dreams Never End” in Carlos, or, ...

The Atlantic Music Expo (AME) in Praia, Cape Verde, is far more than just a music market—it’s a hub of talent and cultural exchange, bridging the musical worlds of Africa and the Americas. Held ...

MOST anyone who knows the music of Cape Verde, an archipelago nestled 500km off the coast of West Africa, first learned of these sublime sounds through the music of Cesária Évora. She popularised ...