Fernando Quejas

Fernando Quejas (1922 in 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 name "Radio Clube de Cabo Verde (Radio Praia)"

External links

• "Cape Verde singer Fernando Quejas dies at 83"
• "Fernando Quejas dies"