Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and...
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is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern...
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Cape Verde (/ˈvɜːrd(i)/ , VURD or VUR-dee) or Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ/ , /ˌkæb-/ KA(H)B-oh VUR-day; Portuguese: [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic...
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belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631.1 km2 (243.7 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of Boa Vista is...
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The batuque is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. Batuque was also common in Brazil in 19th century. As a music genre, the batuque is characterized...
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Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole: [ˈmɔɾnɐ]) is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. It was proclaimed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO...
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recorded history of Cape Verde begins with the Portuguese invasion and colonization of the island in 1458. Possible early references to Cape Verde date back...
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Cape Verdeans, also called Cabo Verdeans (Portuguese: cabo-verdiano), are a people native to Cape Verde, an island nation in West Africa consisting of...
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The escudo (sign: ; ISO 4217: CVE) is the currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. One escudo is subdivided into one hundred centavos. Amounts are generally...
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(Portuguese for "Saint Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the...
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The culture of Cape Verde is rich, with a range of customs and practices common in the islands. One of the most important aspects of Cape Verdean culture...
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an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde: Cape Verde – sovereign country located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic...
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Praia (redirect from Capital of Cape Verde)
largest city of Cape Verde. Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the city is the seat of the Praia Municipality...
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Cesária Évora (category Respiratory disease deaths in Cape Verde)
1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs...
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history of the Jews in Cape Verde deals with the Jews and Jewish communities in Cape Verde. Historians agree that the Jewish population of Cape Verde has...
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Caboverdiana is Cape Verde's first radio and television station broadcasting local programs from Cape Verde, Portugal and Brazil as well as the rest of the world...
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whaling ships, which would often pick up crewmen off the coast of Cape Verde. The presence of Cape Verdeans in the New England whaling inspired the fictional...
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National Flag: Flag of Cape Verde Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Cape Verde Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade (Song of Freedom) Motto: Unidade, Luta, Progresso...
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Coladeira (category Music of Cape Verde)
(Portuguese pronunciation: [kulɐˈðɐjɾɐ]; Cape Verdean Creole: koladera, [kolɐˈdeɾɐ]) is a music genre from the Cape Verde islands in the central Atlantic Ocean...
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The history of the cinema of Cape Verde dates back to the arrival of filmmakers in the early twentieth century. The first picture house was established...
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Funaná (category Music of Cape Verde)
is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. Funaná is an accordion-based music. The rhythm is usually provided by the ferrinho much like the use of washboards...
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promoting genocide awareness and recognition. See: Music of Cape Verde There are more Cape Verdeans outside of their homeland than there are in the island chain...
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Santa Cruz is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the eastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Pedra Badejo...
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Cape Verde (Gay rights) Law enforcement in Cape Verde Macaronesia Military of Cape Verde Movement for Democracy Music of Cape Verde Newspapers in Cape Verde...
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(municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area...
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The Literature of Cape Verde is among the most important in West Africa. It is the second richest in West Africa after Mali and modern-day Mauritania...
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notably those of the Music of Cape Verde and Music of Zanzibar. List of islands of Africa Bowman, Larry W.; Studies, United States Dept of Education International...
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Festival de Baía das Gatas (category Music of Cape Verde)
Vicente, Cape Verde. It is the most popular music festival in Cape Verde and are likely being the first, in its early years, it was the only music festival...
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Cântico da Liberdade (redirect from National anthem of Cape Verde)
"Cântico da Liberdade" (English: "Chant of Liberty") is the national anthem of Cape Verde. It was made official in 1996, replacing "Esta É a Nossa Pátria...
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Tabanka (category Music of Cape Verde)
Tabanka (Cape Verdean crioulo name of tabanca) is a musical genre of Cape Verdean music. As general music, tabanka characterizes by having an allegro,...
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