Name Manuel Novas | Role Poet | |
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Similar People Bana, Ildo Lobo, Teofilo Chantre, Fernando Quejas, Vasco Martins | ||
Manuel de novas
Manuel d' Novas (February 24, 1938 — September 28, 2009) was a Cape Verdean poet and composer.
Contents
- Manuel de novas
- Fbio Ramos Ns Morna Manuel de Novas
- Biography
- Some famous poems in crioul
- Recordings
- Adaptations by other artists
- Literature
- References
Fábio Ramos - Nôs Morna (Manuel de Novas)
Biography
Manuel Jesus Lopes was born in Penha da França, one of the neighbourhoods of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão, 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. Manuel died on September 28, 2009, from a stroke he suffered for three years that started in Portugal, after staying at the hospital named Baptista de Sousa for about a week. He was buried later in Mindelo.