00:01The Archipelago of Cap Verdi is among the rare nations that define themselves through their music.
00:07The Atlantic Music Expo Professional Forum and Music Festival in one is the best showcase for the country's bubbling creative
00:15scene.
00:15This year's edition revealed a young talent.
00:19Sixteen-year-old composer and pianist Alicia Freitas just signed her first album deal with nine original compositions.
00:29Some fellow musicians have managed to keep traditional music alive, but few artists really invest in this repertoire.
00:36Our culture and our identity therefore risk becoming fractured, since there's nobody to transmit them.
00:41I hope that other young people will see the benefits of this work.
00:44I hope that I will see this tradition pass through time.
00:48A daughter of this land made of wind and the sea, Ineida Muniz combines traditional rhythms with contemporary sounds.
00:55The result is a fusion firmly anchored and open towards the world at the same time.
01:03We will not let our identity die. We carry it with pride.
01:08As an artist I am open to innovation, but I don't lose my roots or my essence.
01:13I stay Cabo Verdean, but I also bring a breath of fresh air to our music.
01:19It's Cape Verde open towards the world, and the world open towards Cape Verde.
01:28This trio is a newcomer among the names on the Atlantic Music Expo's posters.
01:34Born in 2024 from the vision of composer and pianist Carlos Matos, its art is both delicate and unexpected, where
01:42traditional music meets the freedom of jazz.
01:46This trio gives us real freedom of expression, both individual and collective.
01:51It's not only the rhythms that we know. Music from Cape Verde is universal, whether that's in contemporary music, classical
01:58or free jazz.
02:00There is a richness of ingredients that calls for more exploration, and we can be the platform to go even
02:06further down this path.
02:08The Atlantic Music Expo was succeeded by the Creole Jazz Festival this weekend. The two events have become a true
02:16tourist magnet on the archipelago.
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