BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS:: Presenting - Gabriela Mendes

Type of Act :: Singer
Gabriela Mendes
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Gabriela Mendes was born in 1973 at São Vicente islands within a simple family, her father is from the island of Boavista, he was obliged to emigrate abroad to work for his family and her mother is from the island of S.Nicolau, she raised her children at the house in São Vicente.

Since small Gabriela was in contact with the music so much by her father who played guitar than by her mother who sang in the religious festivities. Many musicians regularly came to rehearsal at the house and Gabriela observed them, she adored to see her mother singing and admired her much. During Gabriela’s childhood she felt hard the absence of her father, she often wrote letters to him and some times by listening to mornas in the radio with her mother, they cried of nostalgias while dreaming of his return. Read more..

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