Monday 7 November 2016

Beautiful Cape Verdean people




Cabo Verde dance 



Traditional Music in Cape Verde, like it's people, is a fusion of European, African and Latin influences. The most famous styles are the Morna and the Funana. Grammy Award-winning singer, Cesaria Evora, nicknamed "the Barefoot Diva", is without doubt the most famous exponent of the Mourna and, indeed, Cape Verde's most famous musician.
Typical Instruments used in Cape Verde music include the Violin, the Ukulele-like Cavaquinho and the Accordion. The Iron Bar and Sea Shells are often used as percussion.



Women sit on the streets and sell mostly clothes and fruit, they sit in the heat, flapping away the flys and bugs and sell all day. You are also usually woken up by the local lady walking around each block shouting something along the lines of 'BIG JUICY FRESH SALMON' and people will come out and buy the fish for that evenings dinner. 


The women spend all day cooking and cleaning. I have never gone into a Cape Verdeans home and found even a speck of dirt. They are incredibly clean and tidy. They take huge pride in their homes and respect everything. The women take the traditional 'female' role but also most of the women have to go out to work. The Cape Verdean women definately put us English women to shame. 

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