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Morabeza
Morabeza is a word from Cape Verdean creole that is used to express Cape Verdean hospitality, as realized by the friendliness, casual and relaxed behavior of the Cape Verdean population and its culture. As a proper noun, it may refer to: * ''Morabeza'', a music album by Bana * "Morabeza", a song by Cesária Évora from the album ''Miss Perfumado'' * "Morabeza", a short story by Manuel Ferreira * Hotel Morabeza, Cape Verde's first resort hotel, located in Santa Maria, Cape Verde * Alto Morabeza, a neighborhood in Mindelo, Cape Verde * Rádio Morabeza, a radio station based in Mindelo, Cape Verde * SC Morabeza Sport Clube Morabeza is a football club in Cape Verde that plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava and plays at Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira where all the clubs from Brava even those bas ..., a football club based on the island of Brava, Cape Verde * GD Kê Morabeza, a football club based on the island of Sã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Morabeza
Sport Clube Morabeza is a football club in Cape Verde that plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava and plays at Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira where all the clubs from Brava even those based outside the capital play. The club name's etymology is the name predominantly used in Cape Verde and it is used in other music albums and the hotel in the island of Sal. Its current coach is Alfredo Moreira, himself a former player. Together with Sporting, it is Brava's most successful teams. History The club was founded in 1980 and was Brava's first club, the club name's etymology is the nickname for Cape Verde ''Ilhas de morabeza''. Morabeza is the Portuguese word for hospitality and ''Ilhas de morabeza'' means the "Islands of hospitality"'. Their first appearance was in 1982 and won four straight in 1985. In 1982, no national championships took place due to the 1982 Amílcar Cabral Cup taking place in Praia's stadium now Estádio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Ferreira (writer)
Manuel Ferreira (18 July 1917 – 17 March 1992) was a Portuguese writer that became known for his work which was centered around african culture and literature. Biography He took commerce and pharmaceutic courses at the lyceums. He graduated in Social Sciences at the Technical University of Lisbon. During his military service, he was mobilized on an expeditionary journey to Cape Verde, in 1941, he was stationed there for six years until 1947. In the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, he lived with Cape Verdean intellectual groups who worked in the reviews ''Claridade'' and '' Certeza''.Manuel Ferreira at Infopedia Porto, Porto Publishers 2003-2012 , accessed on 31 January 2012 He married the Cape Verdean writer |
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 in the southern part of the island municipality of , . It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the |
Bana (singer)
Adriano Gonçalves (5 March 1932 – 13 July 2013), known by his stage name Bana and called the " King of Morna", was a Cape Verdean singer and performer of the morna style, the plaintive, melodic lament which is a staple musical style of the country. Biography He was born in Mindelo on 5 March 1932, some sources said he was born on 11 March. In his childhood years, he was surrounded by music with local singers. At age four, he appeared with local singers. Bana, who was over seven feet tall, began his musical career during Portuguese colonial rule, when he worked as a handyman and bodyguard for the legendary Cabo Verdean composer and performer, B. Leza. In the 1950s, the singer, uncle of Cesária Évora taught Bana and many other artists the art of morna songs. In 1958, BeLeza was presented at a round with the Tuna Académica da Coimbra which took place in São Vicente Island. Among the attendees were Portuguese poet and political dissident Manuel Alegre and Portuguese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Perfumado
''Miss Perfumado'' is the fourth album by Cape Verdean vocalist Cesária Évora, released in 1992. It sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide.BBC: "Singer Cesária Évora dies at the age of 70" 17 December 2011. It included one of her most celebrated songs, "", composed by Armando Zeferino Soares. Both the seventh song and the album are named after a song that was made by B. Leza
Francisco Xavier da Cruz, also known as B. Leza or Beleza (earlier Portuguese form: Beléza) (December 3, 1905 – July 14, 195 ...
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Mindelo
Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in . Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and the municipality of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Radio Stations In Cape Verde
This is an alphabetical list of radio stations in Cape Verde. List of radio stations National stations * RCV - Radio Cabo Verde * RCV+ - Radio Cabo Verde Jovem - youth network Regional stations * Rádio Atlântico * Praia FM - the first FM station in Cape Verde, based in the capital city * Rádio Praia - based in the capital city * Rádio Comunitário do Voz de Ponta d'Água - based in a Praia neighborhoodRCSM - Rádio Comunitaria de Santa Maria- FM 98.0 - based in Sal Island * Radio Morabeza - Portuguese-speaking radio station with some English programming (93.7 FM for the Barlavento Islands and 90.7 FM for the Sotavento Islands) Defunct/former stations * Rádio Barlavento - once broadcast in the Barlavento Islands, aired from 1955 to 1975 * Rádio Clube do Mindelo - once broadcast throughout the island of São Vicente, aired from 1947 to 1955 * Rádio Colonial Portuguesa - existed between the mid 1930s until independence in 1975 * Rádio Voz de São Vicente - once air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verdean Creole
Cape Verdean Creole is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. It is also called or by its native speakers. It is the native creole language of virtually all Cape Verdeans and is used as a second language by the Cape Verdean diaspora. The creole has particular importance for creolistics studies since it is the oldest living creole. It is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based creole language. Name The formal designation of this creole is Cape Verdean Creole, but in everyday usage the creole is simply called ('Creole') by its speakers. The names Cape Verdean ( in Portuguese, in Cape Verdean Creole) and Cape Verdean language ( in Portuguese, in the Sotavento dialect of Cape Verdean Creole and in the Barlavento dialect) have been proposed for whenever the creole will be standardized. Origins The history of Cape Verdean Creole is hard to trace due to a lack of written documentation and to ostracism during the Portuguese administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
