A beautiful tribute to Orlando Pantera, a distinguished figure in Cape Verdean music, took to the stage at Praça do Infante, in Lagos, yesterday, at the opening of the 2nd edition of Semana Cultural Lugares de Globalização.
For the first time, Darlene and Arlindo Barreto, daughter and brother of Orlando Pantera, the Portuguese musician Edgar Valente, the Brazilian musician Luiz Gabriel Lopes, the Algarve musician Sebastião Bergmann and the producer Sickonce joined.
The public joined in and was delighted with well-known songs, such as “Tunuka”, “Na ri na” or “Dispidida”, by the voice of Darlene Barreto, and by the “Batuko spell” by Finka Pé drummers.
Today, Cultural Week continues in Monchique, whose forest gave the wood to build the ships of this first globalization, the most politically correct name by which the Discoveries are now called.
The program starts at 15 pm, with the lecture «As Árvores é Património», with archaeologist Miguel Martins, who will speak about Monchique's contribution to shipbuilding in the 00th century, and Stephen Hugman, president of the environmental association «A Nossa Terra» , which will address the Route of Monumental Trees in this county. The lecture starts at 15 pm, at Restaurante Fonte dos Chorões, in the village of Monchique.
Then, at 17 pm, the inauguration of the sculpture “Árvore Monumental” will take place, a purpose made for this Cultural Week by the sculptor Rita Pereira, aka RoMP.
«In each edition, we want to leave a public artistic work in one of the councils. Last year, it was a mural by Kruella d'Enfer in Vila do Bispo, this year we invited the young sculptor Rita Pereira, who is making a public sculpture in stone, inspired by a Monchique landmark, which is its monumental araucaria, with 150 years», revealed Sónia Felicidade.
At night, the program descends a little up the mountain, to settle in Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique, which has joined and will even present, in its restaurant, «a Cape Verdean dish to eat before the show».
Cape Verdean Nancy Vieira will bring her mornas (a musical genre that is also a candidate for Intangible Heritage of Humanity) for a concert at 21 pm, in the forest of Caldas de Monchique. Again, entry is free and free.
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