Teófilo Chantre
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Teófilo Chantre is a Cape Verdean
musician.
He was born on the island of São Nicolau. At the age of thirteen, Chantre's family left Cape Verde and migrated to Paris
, France. The dislocation from his native land only served to foster Chantre's creativity as he began to compose, during his teenage years, songs inspired by the traditional morna
and coladeira of Cape Verde. He was also exposed to international music and, in particular, was deeply influenced by Brazilian music. His reputation as a singer and songwriter began to increase. Cesária Évora
, the legendary songstress of morna, recorded three of his songs for Miss Perfumado
, the hit album that made her an international star. While Chantre also composes for others, he has meanwhile established himself as a respected performer and recording artist. His albums include Di Alma and Viaja. In concert, he plays his songs with a mostly acoustic line-up of accordion
, double bass, guitar or cavaquinho
and drums.
Cape Verdean
Cape Verdean may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Cape Verde* A person from Cape Verde, or of Cape Verdean descent. For information about the Cape Verdean people, see Demographics of Cape Verde and Culture of Cape Verde. For specific persons, see List of Cape Verdeans.*...
musician.
He was born on the island of São Nicolau. At the age of thirteen, Chantre's family left Cape Verde and migrated to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France. The dislocation from his native land only served to foster Chantre's creativity as he began to compose, during his teenage years, songs inspired by the traditional morna
Morna
The morna is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde.Lyrics are usually in Cape Verdean Creole, and instrumentation often includes cavaquinho, clarinet, accordion, violin, piano and guitar...
and coladeira of Cape Verde. He was also exposed to international music and, in particular, was deeply influenced by Brazilian music. His reputation as a singer and songwriter began to increase. Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes, Évora is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna."-Early life:...
, the legendary songstress of morna, recorded three of his songs for Miss Perfumado
Miss Perfumado
-Track listing:#"Sodade"#"Bia"#"Cumpade Ciznone"#"Direito Di Nasce"#"Luz Dum Estrela"#"Angola"#"Miss Perfumado"#"Vida Tem Um So Vida"#"Morabeza"#"Recordaï"#"Lua Nha Testemunha"#"Barbincor"#"Tortura"...
, the hit album that made her an international star. While Chantre also composes for others, he has meanwhile established himself as a respected performer and recording artist. His albums include Di Alma and Viaja. In concert, he plays his songs with a mostly acoustic line-up of accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, double bass, guitar or cavaquinho
Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...
and drums.
Discography
- “Terra & Cretcheu” – 1993
- “Di Alma” – 1997
- “Rodatempo” – 2000
- “Live” – 2002