Manuel de Novas
Manuel de Novas | |
|---|---|
 Monument to Manuel de Novas in Mindelo | |
| Born | February 24, 1938 |
| Died | 27 September 2009 (aged 70) |
| Other names | Manuel d Novas |
| Occupations | poet, composer |
Manuel d' Novas (February 24, 1938 — September 28, 2009) was a Cape Verdean poet and composer.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Manuel Jesus Lopes was born in Penha da França, one of the neighbourhoods of Ribeira Grande[citation needed] on the island of Santo Antão, on February 24, 1938.[1]
He became one of the most important poets and composers of Cape Verde. His music is known all over the world, through performers like Cesária Évora, Bana and others. He lived in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente. He visited 35 Rua de Moeda where other Cape Verdean musicians visited including Bana. He took part in the 2003 Baía das Gatas Music Festival.[2] Manuel died on September 27, 2009, from a stroke he suffered for three years that started in Portugal,[3] after staying at the hospital named Baptista de Sousa for about a week.[4] He was buried later in Mindelo.[5]
Some famous poems in crioul
[edit | edit source]- Apocalipse
- Nôs raça, D. Ana, Cumpade Cizóne, Ess Pais
- Tudo tem se limite, Cumpade Ciznone
- Lamento d'um emigrante
- Biografia d’ um criol
- Lisboa, capital di sôdade (done with Rui Machado)
- Morna Morna:
- Stranger ê um Ilusão
- Morna-Coladeira:
- Psú nhondenga, Cmé catchorr, Morte d'um Tchuc
Discography
[edit | edit source]Recordings
[edit | edit source]- "Cumpade Ciznone" by Cesária Évora in the album Miss Perfumado (1992)
- "Direito Di Nasce" by Cesária Évora in the album Miss Perfumado (1992)
- "Vida Tem Um So Vida" by Cesária Évora in the album Miss Perfumado (1992), together with Dany Mariano
- "Barbincor" by Cesária Évora in the album Miss Perfumado (1992)
- "Ess Pais" by Cesária Évora in the album Cabo Verde (1997), based on his poem "Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde"
- Posthumous publications
- Criod de São Vicente (2011) - some tracks
Adaptations by other artists
[edit | edit source]- “Biografia d’ um criol’” (1979) in the album Djonsinho Cabral by the band Os Tubarões
- "C’mê catchorr’” (1986) in the album Lamento de um Emigrante by Manecas Matos
References
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- ^ S. Vicente: Compositor Manuel d’ Novas faleceu esta madrugada - Inforpress/Sapo.cv Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Visao News - São Vicente: Músico Manuel d´Novas sofre mal-estar e é hospitalizado (in Portuguese)
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Literature
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Apocalipse and Ess Pais
- Cumpade Ciznone
- Traduction Acopalipse Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Tudo tem se limite
- Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde
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