Ethnically and Culturally Inspired Music
LABEL ARTISTS
Zé Luis
Cape Verde
Genre: morna, cape verdean music, saudade, world, cabo verde, funana, african, folk, west africa, lusafrica
Cape Verde
Genre: morna, cape verdean music, saudade, world, cabo verde, funana, african, folk, west africa, lusafrica
ABOUT
Lusafrica was created in 1988. At first based on Cape Verdean music, the label met its first success in 1991 with Cesaria Evora, who became a major World Music icon on the planet. After her, a number of Cape Verdean talents rose, such as Lura, Teofilo Chantre, Tcheka, Mario Lucio, Bau... The company also enlarged its fields of action with other areas represented by artists like Bonga (Angola), Boubacar Traoré (Mali), Sia Tolno (Guinea), Mounira Mitchala (Chad), Pierre Akendengue (Gabon). Lusafrica was awarded #1 independent World Music label for 2012, at the WOMEX Award Ceremony at WOMEX in Thessaloniki on Sunday, 21 October.
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