Industry Radio Founded 1974 | Headquarters Cape Verde | |
Rádio Barlavento is a local radio station in Cape Verde broadcast in the Portuguese language. The station serves the entire Barlavento island group including Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Sal and Boa Vista. The station is located in a building near downtown Mindelo and broadcasts music especially Cape Verdean traditional, programs and many more especially ones that are from around the world.
In the early years, Sérgio Frusoni was a chronicler at the station, he produced the program Mosaico Mindelense in Cape Verdean creole. Also João Cleofas Martins, better known as Djunga Fotografo was also a chronicler who appeared at the station. Also guitaris Gregorio Gonçalves allowed Cesária Évora to sings at the station, at the tome it was notorious throughout the islands.