Nancy Vieira (born 1975) is a Cape Verdean singer. She was born in

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and currently resides in

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Biography

Vieira was born in 1975 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents, she later moved to Cape Verde and her family returned, when she was a child, she immigrated to Lisbon when she was 14. Outside Portugal and Cape Verde, she performed on stage in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, Angola and a couple of others. ''Nôs Raça'' was her first recorded album. Her style characterizes with a fusion of rhythmic traditions of Cape Verdean music and international influences, mainly Brazil and the Caribbean. She appeared in the disc "Música de intervenção Cabo Verdiana : a história da luta de independência de Cabo Verde contada em música" in 1999, sings included "Hitler câ tâ ganhá guerra" (by Titina Rodrigues) and "Apocalypse" by

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) in the album '' A Espuma das Canções'' by

, released in 2005. She took part in recording the album ''Mentiroso Normal'' by

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. She sang with the group Rão Kyao on stage at Sunset Rock in Rio,

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Festival of Lisbon, 2008. Vieira recorded with another Cape Verdean singer Dany Silva in an album commemorating 40 years of his career. Vieira participated with the Portuguese pianist and composer Manuel Paulo who released ''Pássaro Cego'' in 2009. The album reunited influences from different genres including pop, jazz, fado, morna and other Cape Verdean music traditions and chamber music, with letters by João Monge and started with a special CD and book edition (published by Arthouse Group,

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, and was received support by the Portuguese Authors Society and was recognized as cultural interest by the

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. The disc features several different singers especially Brazilian singer

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who sang ''Ilha dos Amantes''. Together she sang the song with

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and recorded a single for the telenovela soundtrack of '' Laços de Sangue'', which was broadcast by SIC and produced by SIC/

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. ''Nô Amá'' is her recent release and her fifth album published by Lusafrica in 2012, she sang and recorded two singles one in

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("Fitisera di Klaridon") in 2010 and in Portuguese ("Voz & Guitarra 2 - Corpo Encantado") in 2012 with

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. She appeared in a couple of more concerts, some were in Poland as she appeared in the Siesta Festival in

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in 2014 and two years later in

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and

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Discography

* ''Nôs Raça'' (''Our Race'') (Disconorte, 1995) *''Segred'' (Praça Nova, 2004) *''Lus'' (''Light'') (Harmonia Mundi/World Village, 2007) *''Pássaro Cego'', with Manuel Paulo, 2009 *''Nô Amá'' (Lusafrica, 2012) *''Manhã Florida'' (Lusafrica, 2018)

Other recordings, collaborations and collections

*1996 - Derito *2003 - "Ao vivo no B.Leza" - Dze q'dze / Ce la vie *2005 - Rui Veloso, "Canção de Alterne" in the album '' A Espuma das Canções'' *2006 - Jon Luz *2006 - José Barros - Regresso *2007 - Sons da Fala - Nhor Deus *2007 - O canto dos animais - O papagaio fofoca *2010 - "Reintervenção" - Tributo a José Afonso (''Reintervention: A Tribute to José Afonso'') - Tu Gitana *2010 -

- Fitisera Di Klaridon *2013 - Voz & Guitarra 2 (''Voices and Guitars 2'') - Corpo Encantado, with Júlio Pereira

References

External links

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Interview with Riu Veloso about the album ''A Espuma das Canções''Official website of Laços de Sangue on the soundtrackReview at TimeOut Lisbon (''TimeOut Lisboa''), interview with Dany Silva (referring to their duo with Nancy Vieira in the album commemorating 40 years of his career)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Nancy 1975 births Living people People from Bissau 21st-century Cape Verdean women singers Cape Verdean emigrants to Portugal