With the African Union as partners, AFRIMA was conceived to recognise excellence across the continent while encouraging ...

ROSALIA DE CUBA was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, where she studied music history and singing. She´s a singer with a powerful voice and personality that celebrate the Caribbean, Cuba, and international ...

"I've been smoking for more than 40 years and my voice still sounds the same," she says. That voice, a sweet, delicate, yet powerful instrument, is what has made the 66-year-old Evora a global star.

Rufus Wainwright is stripping things down in a very good way on his current “Going to a Town” tour, which is named after one of his most overtly political love songs and includes a Monday performance ...

Mindelo, a small port city on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, was once home to Cesaria Evora. She was celebrated around the world for her morna style - a nostalgic musical genre now ...

When Grammy Award®-winner Cesária Évora suddenly left us on December 17, 2011, there was a huge outpouring of emotion from her fans. In 2012, thousands flocked to pay their respects at a series of ...

Elida Almeida is a major player in a new generation of Cabo Verdean female singers who have risen, quite gloriously, in the wake of Cesaria Évora's storied career. Évora, the "barefoot diva," grew up ...

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 ...

Kevin Kaarl channels the nostalgia of early Nineties rock on his new single. On Wednesday, the Mexican indie star released “Esta Noche,” on which he reflects on a last kiss with a lover he feels ...

With performances by string quartets, percussion ensembles, dance companies, and global artists, ArtPower’s 2025 winter and spring lineup has something for everyone. Hosted across various UC San Diego ...

In Cape Verde, music is more than just an art form – it is central to the country's national identity and economy. Experts estimate that around a quarter of all jobs in the archipelago are in some way ...