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 ...

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), there are about 700,000 Cape Verdeans living abroad - twice as many as at home. Historically, people were forced to move for work ...

Very few people, it is fair to say, seem to notice its other little secret – the presence of drug cartels. For not every boat that stops off at Cape Verde's is here for cocktail hour at one of ...

Embrace the opportunity to learn a few basic phrases in Portuguese or Creole—the local languages—to further connect with the warm-hearted Cape Verdean people. One of the most pleasant ...

Awarded the Cineasti del presente section's Best Emerging Director Prize, Denise Fernandes' title is now competing in ...

MpD, a Christian and liberal party, sent a complaint letter, signed by its Secretary General Agostinho Antonio Lopes, to the ARC. The letter accused journalist Carlos Santos of using his radio ...

This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people. On the occasion of the famous carnival of Mindelno, on the island of São Vicente where Cesaria ...

Ariope is now one of eight songs that Souza has composed for the album Port'Inglês - meaning English port - to explore the little-known history of the 120-year-old British presence in Cape Verde.