Maria de Barros has traveled the world, but her heart is in Cape Verde. Born in Senegal and raised in Mauritania and the United States, the singer, who appears at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on ...

Growing up in a tight-knit Cape Verdean community in Rhode Island, Maria De Barros always felt closely connected to her ancestral homeland. After centuries of famine-induced immigration from the West ...

Maria de Barros hails from the Cape Verde Islands, the home of Cesaria Evora, where a rich confluence of African, European and Latin American cultures have blended together since time immemorial. She ...

As befits a singer who was born in Senegal, grew up in Mauritania and Providence, R.I., and claims Cape Verde as her musical homeland, de Barros’ mission has been not only to bring the music of the ...

Waldemar Bastos, the masterful Angolan-born singer-guitarist, had been absent from the recording scene since the 1998 release of his U.S. breakthrough album "Pretaluz" on David Byrne's Luaka ...

Editor’s note: The following feature is one in a series to run periodically in The Montana Standard highlighting music and events planned for the free Montana Folk ...

"Danca Ma Mi/Dance With Me" Narada Cesaria Evora is the international face of the Cape Verde Islands. But the "Barefoot Diva" with the mesmerizing voice is merely the tip of a vibrant musical scene on ...

Maria de Barros was born in Senegal and spent the first 13 years of her life in Mauritania. By Billboard Staff Maria de Barros was born in Senegal and spent the first 13 years of her life in ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJLA) — When she was small, Maria De Barros thought she'd become an actress, but in high school she began working as a stage manager and never stopped. "They bring together the ...

Maria de Barros hails from the Cape Verde Islands, the home of Cesaria Evora, where a rich confluence of African, European and Latin American cultures have blended together since time immemorial. She ...

Singer Maria de Barros has never lived in Cape Verde but has become one of the most beloved singers in a culture known for its passionate music. Her parents cultivated a joyful embrace of their Cape ...