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The most stunning portrait that I have ever seen
Carmen Souza's latest album is inspired by the little-known British influence on the Cape Verde islands.
São Vicente's Mindelo port became a vital refuelling stop for steamships carrying goods across the Atlantic Ocean or to Africa - and an important global communications hub with the 1875 arrival of a submarine cable station. This movement contributed to the islands' deep, rich tradition of strongly distinctive music, including the melancholic morna made famous by singer Cesária Évora and declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco in 2019. But Souza found an intriguing entry in the diary of British naturalist Charles Darwin, who arrived in Cape Verde in 1832 - the first stop on his famous Beagle voyage to study the living world.
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