Belinda Lima Francis (on her album cover simply Belinda) is a Cape Verdean-American singer based in Mindelo.
Belinda Lima Spencer was born in the United States of parents from São Vicente. She grew up in America, including winning the Miss Black Rhode Island title, before going to Cabo Verde.[1] In 2007, she was invited by the Cape Verde Embassy in Angola to perform in Luanda as part of Cape Verde-Angola cultural celebrations.[2] In 2010, she started a musical apprenticeship program in Mindelo which has been featured several times on Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana.[3]
Discography
editIn 1998, she released an album of Cape Verdean Creole language songs called Realidade D'Amor - Music of Cabo Verde. The track list includes "Realidade D’amor", "Promessa E Conversa", "Mudjer Na Sala", "I Love You Anyway", "This Time", "Irmãos", "Bida Triste", "Melodia" and "Voz Di Coraçao".[4]
In 2000, she released a second album of Cape Verdean Creole language songs called Um Momento - Music of Cabo Verde. The track list includes: "Nha Vida Sem Bo", "Graca Santa Maria", "Caminho De Amor", "Vozinha", "Sai d'Nha Vida", "Um Momento", "Mal Inganado", "Cab-Verd" and "Sono Divino".[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Artista da Semana - "Quero seguir a minha carreira artística sem abandonar Deus"" [Artist of the Week - "I want to pursue my artistic career without abandoning God"]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 22 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
- ^ "A cantora cabo-verdiana Belinda Lima..." (in Portuguese). Luanda: ANGOP - Agência Angola Press. 6 July 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Reportagem especial: projecto de aprendizagem musical da cantora Belinda Lima em Mindelo" [Special report: musical learning project by singer Belinda Lima in Mindelo] (in Portuguese). 22 April 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Anthology". Lusomundo Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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