http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=500&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody OnlineCape Verdeen720Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:00:50 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=500&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6766&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:45:15 -0700 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6766 art.6766 Cesaria Evora art.6766 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6766&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6766&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss morna, the indigenous music of Africa's Cape Verde Islands. The morna evolved as a hybrid of Portuguese fados, British sea shanties, and African rhythms, reflecting the island's history as a Portuguese colony and spot for British coal mining. (Morna was also one of the few musical styles not banned during the colonial era.) Evora began singing on the islands as a teenager, but she found no success outside of Cape Verde until she was in her late forties, when the young producer Jose Da Silva invited her to Paris to record an album. La Diva aux Pieds Nus released in 1988 to wide acclaim, and with the arrival of 1992's highly successful Miss Perfumado, Evora had put Cape Verde on the musical map -- and become a full-fledged international star. Evora's husky, romantic evocation of saudade, the sense of unfulfilled longing that infuses morna, has opened doors around the world for a flood of Cape Verdean singers who are following in her bare footsteps. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59050&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:09 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.59050 art.59050 Lura art.59050 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59050&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59050&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Red Hot + Lisbon compilation. Lura was just 21 at the time. After her first two albums, Lura started investigating her Cape Verdean heritage, and in 2004 she recorded her first album of specifically Cape Verdean music, Di Korpu ku Alma. The release focused on island styles such as funana and batuku rather than the ubiquitous morna, earning her huge accolades from world music fans and a Best New Artist nomination from BBC Radio 3's Planet Awards. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9599848&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:13:42 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9599848 art.9599848 Sara Tavares art.9599848 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9599848&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9599848&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Balance, hit shelves in 2006. Born to Cape Verdean parents, Tavares' childhood was no picnic: both parents emigrated from Portugal to find work, leaving Tavares to be raised in Lisbon by a friend of the family. She turned to music to console herself, composing song-poems that she began setting to music. In 1993, when she was just 16 years old, she entered Portugal's prestigious Chuva de Estrelas songwriting contest -- and won. The experience set her on her path. She began singing backup for other artists and recorded two solo albums, the second of which, Mi Ma Bo, was produced by Congolese singer-songwriter Lokua Kanza. The album signaled the evolution of Tavares' musical direction as she began paying more attention to her African roots. Inspired by artists like Jorge Ben and Stevie Wonder, Tavares was determined to make music that wasn't exclusively African or Portuguese, but was both. Balance did just that, trafficking in the hybrid slang of Lisbon's streets and delicately referencing music from around the world. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67067&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:42 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67067 art.67067 Maria De Barros art.67067 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67067&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67067&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Nha Mundo: Music of Cabo Verde, was a cool, worldly take on the style. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22852816&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 7 May 2009 09:56:34 -0700 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22852816 art.22852816 Mayra Andrade art.22852816 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22852816&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22852816&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss batuku at the time. After winning a Canadian singing competition at the age of 16, Andrade moved to Paris and began to study music in earnest. After several cameos (including a duet with Charles Aznavour), she recorded her bossa nova and jazz-infused debut with an international slew of Paris-based session musicians. The 2006 release Navega (released in 2008 in the U.S.) took world music by storm, earning Andrade a BBC Radio 3 award for Best Newcomer in 2008. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.45432&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Europe Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:40:04 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.45432 art.45432 Waldemar Bastos art.45432 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.45432&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.45432&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33966&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:14:58 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.33966 art.33966 Bau art.33966 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33966&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33966&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27230&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:53 -0700 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.27230 art.27230 Mendes Brothers art.27230 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27230&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27230&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22461&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:41:19 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22461 art.22461 Fantcha art.22461 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22461&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22461&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14460516&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:39:22 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14460516 art.14460516 Tcheka art.14460516 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14460516&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14460516&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss morna traditionally associated with the islands. Instead, he plays percussive acoustic guitar and takes inspiration (in part) from batuku, the native Cape Verdean singing that was banned by the Portuguese and survived only in the fields where women worked. Born Manuel Lopes Andrade in Santiago, Tcheka grew up performing music with his father; he struck out on his own at the age of 15. Fame didn't come immediately, and the singer went to work in the capital, Praia, as a cameraman for a national TV station. He managed to record his 2003 debut, Argui, while he was there, and the positive response helped pave the way for his much-lauded 2005 release, Nu Monda, which won him Artist of the Year from the Radio France International Music of the World Awards. In 2007 he released Lonji, which was produced by Brazilian star Lenine and broke the mold he'd made with Nu Monda. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40673&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:40:16 -0800 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40673 art.40673 Teofilo Chantre art.40673 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40673&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40673&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23694957&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:49:09 -0700 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.23694957 art.23694957 Maria De Souza art.23694957 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23694957&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23694957&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63304&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss Cape Verde Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:16 -0700 Top Cape Verde Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63304 art.63304 Livity art.63304 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63304&variant=play&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63304&variant=data&rws=%2Fworld-reggae%2Fafrica%2Fcape-verde%2Fartist-chart.rss