
Meet The Team

The Spirit of Morabeza-
people, places and culture of Cape Verde
Spritu di Morabeza-
pesoas, lugaris i kultura di Cabo Verde
OCTOBER 12, 2025 | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
DANFORTH ART MUSEUM
14 VERNON STREET
FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
Join us as we explore the spirit and culture of Cape Verde through photographer Sonya Tanae Fort’s, I See You exhibition, along with special guests: Joe DaMoura, Executive Director - Cape Verdean Museum, will give an overview of Cape Verde’s history and the cultural significance of music. Michiko B. Andrade - Author, and Founder - Cape Verdean Harmony and Heritage Initiative, and Manuel Da Luz Goncalves, Author - Cape Verdean to English, and English to Cape Verdean Dictionaries, will discuss the evolution of Kabuverdianu into a written language. The event will conclude with a live performance by vocalist Vanusa Dos Santos accompanied by guitarist Rafael Pires.
Ben kunpanhanu ta splora spritu i kultura di Kabu Verdi através di ispozison I See You, di fotografu Sonya Tanae Fort, djuntu ku konvidadus spesial: Joe DaMoura, Diretor Izékutivu – Cape Verdean Museum, ta da un brevi splikason di storia di Kabu Verdi i inportansia na kultural ki múzika ten. Michiko B. Andrade – Skritor, i fundador – Cape Verdean Harmony and Heritage Initiative, i Manuel Da Luz Goncalves, Skritor – Disionárius Cape Verdean to English, i English to Cape Verdean, ta pâpia sobri ivoluson di Kabuverdianu na un lingua ki ta skrebedu. Es iventu ta finda ku spetaklu múzikal di kantor Vanusa Dos Santos akunpanhadu na violon pa Rafael Pires.
SPECIAL GUESTS / KONVIDADUS SPECIAL

Joe
DaMoura
Executive Directer/ Diretor Izékutivu
Cape Verdean Museum
Pawtucket, RI

Michiko B. Andrade
Author, Founder/
Skritor, i Fundador
Cape Verdean Harmony
in Heritage Initiative

Manuel Goncalves
Author / Skritor
Cape Verdean to English, English to Cape Verdean Dictionaries / Disionárius

Vanusa
Dos Santos
Vocalist / Kantor

Rafael
Pires
Guitarist / Violonista











