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 ...

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter Maura Delgado unveils her soul-stirring new single, ‘Away’, a record that beautifully captures the emotional tension between longing and liberation. Rooted in ...

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 ...

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 ...

In some ways it's a shame that fresh-faced vocalist Lura is constantly being compared to the "barefoot diva" herself, singer Cesaria Evora. Though both have that Cape Verde heritage — the initial link ...

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 ...

When she was a young child and taking too long to get ready for school, family get-togethers or to sing in the church choir, Cape Verdean musician Carmen Souza was often told to "ariope". What she did ...

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 ...

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 ...