Os Tubarões

Os Tubarões was a Cape Verdean traditional music band who, along with Bulimundo, Finaçon and Simentera, were among the most famous music bands in Cape Verde.[1] The band name is Portuguese for "the sharks" which are common in the waters surrounding the archipelago.[2][3]

Os Tubarões
Os Tubarões at a concert in Beja, Portugal in 2017
Background information
OriginPraia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
GenresCape Verdean traditional music
Years active1969 (1969)-1994 (1994)
Past membersIldo Lobo
Jaime do Rosario

History

The band was founded in 1969 in Praia, the newly established national capital in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde and sang funaná, tabanka, morna and coladeira. They were founded after the country became independent and the time when the country became democratic. The most famous member was Ildo Lobo, a vocalist.[4] Their first album released was Pepe Lopi, their third album was Djonsinho Cabral released in 1979 featuring "Biografia d'um criol", first written by the great Manuel de Novas, in 1980, they released Tabanca featuring tabanka singles, one of them was a single also named "Tabanca", they released a homonymous album in 1990, a live album was released in 1993, their final album was Porton d’ nôs ilha, released in 1994. Their last performance was at an event in homage to Zeca in mid 1994 when Lisbon was the cultural capital of Europe. The band broke up in 1994.

After the band broke up, Ildo Lobo continued his career until his death in 2004. Ildo Lobo along with the band were honored in 2012[5]

In 2015, several different singers sang some songs related to the band at the Lisbon Music Festival on May 5.[6]

Discography
  • 1976 - Pepe Lopi
  • 1976 - Tchon di Morgado
  • 1979 - Djonsinho Cabral
  • 1980 - Tabanca
    • "Tabanca" - single
  • 1982 - Tema para dois (A Song for Two)
    • "Tema para dois" - single
  • 1990 - Os Tubarões
  • 1990 - Bote, broce e linha
    • "Li qu’ ê nha tchon”
  • 1993 - Os Tubarões ao vivo (Os Tubarões Live)
  • 1994 - Porton d’ nôs ilha (Gate to Our Island)
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See also

References
  1. "Musique capverdienne : Os Tubarões" [Capeverdean Music: Os Tubarões]. Mindelo Infos.
  2. Cruz, Rapha. "Capeverdean Sonority". afreaka.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. Matos, Pedro. "Pedro Rodrigues: Escrever o sentimento ímpar dos cabo-verdianos" [Writing an Odd Feeling on Cape Verdeans] (in Portuguese). Nós Genti. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. "Compositor destaca cabo-verdiano Ildo Lobo na projeção da morna" [Capeverdean composer Ildo Lobo on the projection of morna] (in Portuguese). Africa 21 Online. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. "Homenagem a Ildo Lobo e os Tubarões: "Obrigada pela tua amizade"" [Honoring Ildo Lobo and Os Tubarões]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. "Festival em Lisboa celebra e reflecte o pós-colonialismo" ["Festival in Lisbon Celebrates and Reflects on Post-Colonialism"]. Público. 5 May 2015, accessed on 12 May 2015 (in Portuguese)

Further reading
  • "Labanta braço, grita bô liberdade." Os Tubarões voltaram, dn.pt., accessed on 10 June 2016
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