On my first proper night in Praia, the capital of the island of Santiago, I saw a much more upbeat local group, Ferro Gaita, at the Atlantic Music Expo (AME), which is an off-shoot of WOMEX, the ...

While many may have heard the word "morna" for the first time in early November when UNESCO declared the music Intangible Cultural Heritage, 84-year-old Armando DePina can trace his memories of it to ...

Morna, traditional music and dance from Cape Verde, was approved by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This was announced by Cape Verde’s Minister of Culture, Abraão Vicente, on 7 ...

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