Fernando Quejas
Fernando Aguilar Quejas (1922 in Praia, Cape Verde – October 28, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a singer and a songwriter of Cape Verde.
Biography
Quejas left his home in Cape Verde for Portugal in 1947. In the 1950s, he published under the Portuguese Label "Alvorada" with 22 albums. In the 1960s and 1970s, he did numerous appearances throughout the world. He was the most renowned singer of melancholic morna in blues-style of Cape Verde
In 1945, he operated Cape Verde's first radio station named "Radio Clube de Cabo Verde (Radio Praia)"
Further reading
- Richard A. Lobban Jr et Paul Khalil Saucier, "Fernando Quejas", in Historical dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK, 2007, p. 197 ISBN 978-0-8108-4906-8
External links
- Biography of Fernando Quejas (Portuguese)
- "Cape Verde singer Fernando Quejas dies at 83"
- "Fernando Quejas dies"
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