The Strings of São Domingos offers a a global story with Cabo Verde at its center—a creole melting pot in the middle of the Atlantic attracting the best from four continents.
The rising star brings tells us about her fusion of R&B and kizomba ahead of her first album, and her desire to continue on what Cesária Évora built.
In 1997, an "earthquake shook [Cabo Verde]," as a national newspaper wrote, when a group of youths calling themselves Ferro Gaita "dared to make a disc based on the gaita, ferrinho and bass guitar."
We talk to the singer about her latest album, Manga, which offers a fresh pop take on Cape Verdean sounds.
OkayAfrica's Editor in Chief Rachel Hislop tells us what 100 Women 2019 means to her.
