Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in creole-Portuguese, accompanied by clarinet, accordion, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Morna has primarily European roots, but the islands also boast funana and batuco music that are more closely related to West African styles. Portugal and its former colonies are linked musically by the shared influence of fado, a bluesy form of music derived from itinerants in Lisbon. ... Morna (Portuguese for mild) is a genre of Cape Verdean music, closely related to the Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... A Portuguese Creole is a creole language based on the Portuguese language. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common B♭ soprano clarinet. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... The cavaquinho is a small string instrument (like the ukulele) of the European guitar family with four wires or gut strings. ... The Funana is a mixed Portuguese and African dance from Cape Verde. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa that, most strictly speaking, includes the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte dIvoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. ...

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Morna is by the most popular genre of Cape Verdean music, and it has produced an international superstar in Cesária Évora. Morna is, like Argentinian tango, a national song-style beloved by Cape Verdeans across the many islands of the country. It is related to Portuguese fado and its close cousin, Brazilian modinha. Lyrics are usually in Kriolu, and reflect highly-variable themes, including love and lust, patriotism and mourning. Morna (Portuguese for mild) is a genre of Cape Verdean music, closely related to the Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. ... Cesaria Evora Cesária Évora, born in 1941 in the port town of Mindelo on the Cape Verde island of São Vicente is a notable folk singer. ... Motto: En unión y libertad (English: In Union and Liberty) Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino Capital Buenos Aires 34°20′ S 58°30′ W Largest city Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Government President Democratic Republic Néstor Kirchner Independence - May Revolution - Declared - Recognised from Spain 25 May 1810 9 July... Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, which often includes violin, piano, guitar, flute, and especially bandoneon. ... Fado is a type of folk music which most likely originated in the 1820s in Portugal. ... Kriolu, also known as Crioulo, are Creole languages based on Portuguese. ... The heart, a symbol of love Love has many meanings in English, from something that gives a little pleasure (I loved that meal) to something one would die for (patriotism, pairbonding). ... Lust is sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ... Defense of the homeland is a commonplace of military patriotism: commemorating the students at the École Polytechnique, Paris, 1814 Patriotism denotes positive attitudes by a person to their own nation, to its national homeland, its culture, its members, and to its interests. ... Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of a friend or relative. ...

Morna is believed to have originated on Boa Vista as a cheerful song-type. Eugénio Tavares was an influential songwriter of the period, and his songs are still extensively performed. Morna also spread to São Vicente, and performers like Manuel de Novas and B. Leza became popular. Solo vocalists were accompanied by a guitar (or, more rarely, a fiddle, viola or bass guitar) and a piano or accordion. The cavaquinho (similar to a ukulele), a Portuguese and Brazilian instrument, was also common. Boa Vista is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Eugénio de Paula Tavares (11 May 1867 in the island of Brava and died the 6 January 1930) was a Cape Verdean poet. ... For other uses, see São Vicente (disambiguation) São Vicente (Crioulo: Sanvicente or Sanvcênt) is one of the Barlaventos islands of the Cape Verde. ... Manuel d Novas (born February 24, 1938) is a Cape Verdean poet and composer. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... The viola is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the violin and the lower lines played by the cello and double bass. ... Image:Fender vintage precision bass. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... The cavaquinho is a small string instrument (like the ukulele) of the European guitar family with four wires or gut strings. ... Ukulele The ukulele (pronounced , or the Anglicised ), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. ...

Aside from Évora, popular morna musicians include Ildo Lobo, Titinha, Celina Pereira, Bana, Djosinha, B. Leza, Travadinha, Sãozinha and Maria Alice. Bana in Hindu mythology was a thousand-armed asura and son of Bali. ...

Funana is an accordion-based genre from Santiago, the most African of the islands. It is a sensual dance music that may have come from São Tomé along with the accordion early in the 20th century. Prior to independence, funana was denigrated by colonial authorities, who considered it primitive. Since independence, however, bands like Bulimundo adapted the music for pop audiences and Finaçon, who combined funana and coladeira into a fusion called funacola. Traditional funana's most famous performer is Kodé di Dona. The Funana is a mixed Portuguese and African dance from Cape Verde. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... The cathedral of São Tomé São Tomé (population 53,300 (in 2003) is the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ...

In the 1930s, Morna evolved in a swifter form of music called coladeira. It is a more light-hearted and humorous genre, with sensual rhythms. Performers include Manuel de Novas, Frank Cavaquim, Djosa Marques and, the most popular of them all, Os Tubarões. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... Manuel d Novas (born February 24, 1938) is a Cape Verdean poet and composer. ...

Batuco is also popular in Cape Verde. Originally a woman's folk music, batuco is an improvised music with strong satirical or critical lyrics.

There are many Cape Verdeans living abroad, especially in the United States, where they are concentrated in California, Hawaii and throughout New England, especially Rhode Island and Boston. Many came on whaling ships in the 19th century. Their music included string bands like The B-29s, Notias, Augusto Abrio and the Cape Verdean Serenaders. There were also Cape Verdean big bands, including the Creole Vagabonds and the Don Verdi Orchestra. More modern musicians include Frank de Pina, Mendes Brothers (and their influential record label, MB Records), Saozinha, Creole Sextet and Rui Pina. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... State nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri (R) Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially swing. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

References

• Máximo, Susana and David Peterson. "Music of Sweet Sorrow". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 448-457. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

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