Cape cerde and Brazil musical connections

Abstracts

This article deals with a very particular trajectory that some forms of Brazilian music have taken. The focus lies on the Atlantic flows that allowed for the arrival of music and musicians from Brazil to the archipelago of Cape Verde, deeply influencing musical productions in these islands. This work is an analysis of the discourses articulated by Cape Verdeans, in various historical contexts, about the role that “Brazilian music” (as they perceive it) plays on their own musical productions. To fulfill this purpose, I examine narratives that take music as an object of reflection (poems, articles, biographies) and the lyrics of Cape Verdean songs that mention the relationship between Cape Verde and Brazil.

music; Brazil; Cape Verde; Atlantic flows