Sara Tavares - Ginga

Beautiful performance from the beautiful Sara Tavares....



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Women Who Rock: My Top 5

In the African music industry, women tend not to be as successful as their male counter parts. So since yesterday was international women's day, I thought I'd share with you my top 5 female influential African music artists.

• #5: Perola (Angola)

I love Perola's elegance beauty, voice and music. And she definitely for me carries the flag for female musicians in Angola.

• #4: The late Brenda Fassie (South Africa)

My mum was and still is a BRenda fan. Regardless of her age and petite little frame, this woman had energy that not even I could handle. A great lost, but nevertheless she left us with some good music.

• #3: Cesaria Évora (Cape Verde)

The grammy nominated cape verdian barefoot queen who we tragerdly lost at the end of last year. She Will never be forgotten.

• #2: Sara Tavares (Portugal/Cape Verde)

I love Sara Tavares with all my heart. Her music, though simplistic, gets the message across. Beautiful.

And drum roll please....

• #1: my fave artist, Nneka (Nigeria)

This should be of no surprise. What more can I say?! I LOVE NNEKA!

Celebrating women everyday.

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Amor é...

O amor é tudo,
Amor é nada
Amor é asas,
Amor é Momento,
Amor é sede,
Amor é agua,
Amor é mundo,
Amor é alimento,
Amor é corpo,
Amor é alma,
Amor é magia,
Amor é do vento... eternamente.

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Love Love Love

Yes I know Valentines day has passed, but so what! everyday should be the day we celebrate love, whether coupled up or single.

Here's few of my personal love favourites(Old and New) to celebrate love;

an old favourite of mine from Cabo-Love artist Suzanna... Tudo Pa Bo

Never get enough of this man... Don Kikas with Continua Assim

French and cape Verdian Zouk artists Ali and Marisa - Lovely

Nicols and Marisa again with Vini

Not exactly one for celebrating love... but I absolutely love.

Perola - Fala do quiseres

Quatro returned back in 2008 to release this track with Ali. Sexy Lady...I miss these guys

And finally, Calo Pascoal - Tiririti

Hope you enjoyed...

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Cesaria Evora:1941-2011

R.I.P. 

1941-2011

The Barefoot Diva who brought her African Island Music from Cape Verde to the rest of the world  sadly died yesterday 17th December. 

From singing in bars in her native home, Cape Verde to winning a Grammy, Cesaria was an international star.

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