About the Project
Vozes de Cabo Verde was born with the mission of preserving and sharing the richness of Cape Verdean music. Each musician, each chord, forms part of the identity and soul of the islands.
Here we bring together video biographies so that music lovers — in Cabo Verde and beyond — can discover, learn, and be moved by this cultural heritage.
Vision
To be a digital reference platform in the promotion of Cape Verdean music, accessible worldwide, helping keep alive the memory of the artists who marked eras and inspired generations.
Who Is Behind It
This project is carried out with dedication by a passionate advocate of the culture and music of the islands.
Humberto Ramos (b. 1967), composer, pianist, teacher and orchestrator, has lived in Lisbon since 1994.
He graduated in Composition from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, and studied with renowned composers such as Carlos Caires and António Pinho Vargas.
He attended seminars with João Pedro Oliveira, Marc‑André Dalbavie and Ertugrul Sevsay.
He is a teacher of Piano, cavaquinho, Music Informatics, Musical Training, Music Theory, Music Analysis, Physics of Sound and improvisation projects.
As a pianist, he worked with great names of Cape Verdean music such as Cesária Évora, Bana, Ildo Lobo, Maria Alice, Titina, Celina Pereira…,
and he is currently the music director of the project Tribute to Cesária Évora.
Contribute
If you have materials, videos, or stories of Cape Verdean artists that you would like to see in this space, please get in touch. All contributions are welcome!