Fantcha was born as Francelina Durão Almeida in chã De Alecrim on São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. She grew up singing in a musically rich household.[1] From the earliest age, she loved to sing. Instead of playing with dolls or hopscotch with her little girlfriends, her biggest pleasure was to sing with her two brothers who enjoyed playing guitar and cavaquinho at home.
When she was around 10, Fantcha joined the Flores do Mindelo carnival company. Like in Brazil, carnival is one of the most important social event in Mindelo. Gregorio Gonçalves, a.k.a. Ti Goy, at that time one of the most famous composers in the city, was the Flores do Mindelo music director. Soon he realized that this young shrill-voiced girl had a timbre that people would notice, a voice that would make the difference in the tough competition the carnival companies were indulged in. But, besides her voice and her look, Ti Goy detected in her a promising talent: he told her that she should become a singer and offered her some training lessons. Years later, Ti Goy introduced Fantcha to Cesária Évora; she also became a friend of Cesaria’s daughter Fernanda, who was Fantcha’s age. She started to visit Cesaria regularly and learned a lot from her: Ti Goy[2] – who had previously trained Cesaria – taught her the rules of the rhythm while Cesaria taught her the vibes, the emotion and the phrasing. Early 1988 – the same year Cesaria was recording an album that changed her destiny – Fantcha was in Lisbon, recording for Bana, the famous Capeverdean singer who lived in Portugal. That year, she went to the US, at the Massachusetts Capeverdean community’s invitation, for a concert series in the company of Cesaria Evora. Fantcha finally decided to stay in the US and now lives in New York.
Fantcha’s music has continued to evolve through several albums including, Lusafrica’s Criolinha and Viva Mindelo and the compilation album Putamayo Presents Cape Verde where she performed alongside famed Cape Verdean vocalists such as Bana and Cesaria Evora. She also performed with Évora and Ildo Lobo in a Paris concert on March 23, 1998.[3] She has toured throughout Cape Verde, Europe[4] and the US and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Chicago World Music Festival, New York’s Summerstage and Joe’s Pub among others. A charismatic performer, Fantcha, developed her own, unique musical style with African, Cuban and Portuguese inflections. Her rich, sensuous voice is memorable when she sings the soulful mornas, evoking the ache of longing and loss. She is equally compelling with her renditions of coladeras, those danceable tunes that time after time has audiences on their feet dancing. Fantcha launched her next album Amor Mar e Musica at Joes Pub in March 2010. Under the musical direction of Rufino “Bau” Almeida, the album features top-notch musicians such as Hernani Almeida, Paulino Vieira, Miroca Paris, Cau Paris and Tchenta Neves. The album features many of Cape Verde's great composers including Betú, Constantino Cardoso, Teófilo Chantre, Jorge Humberto, Dionísio Maio, Manuel de Novas, Morgadinho, Eugénio Tavares and Vlú. The poignant title song, Amor Mar e Musica, was written by Fantcha herself. In December 2016, Fantcha launched a new album entitled Nôs Caminhada, in hommage to her mentor Cesaria Evora, including a number of traditional songs (mornas and coladeras) that had been interpreted by Cesaria Evora. It also features compositions by Teofilo Chantre, Betú and a very special song, Nôs Caminhada, remember the moments spent with the beloved one Fantcha considers her second mom.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fantcha news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Fantcha born Francelina Durao Almeida on October 14 1965 is a Cape Verdean singer Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFantcha was born as Francelina Durao Almeida in cha De Alecrim on Sao Vicente Island Cape Verde She grew up singing in a musically rich household 1 From the earliest age she loved to sing Instead of playing with dolls or hopscotch with her little girlfriends her biggest pleasure was to sing with her two brothers who enjoyed playing guitar and cavaquinho at home When she was around 10 Fantcha joined the Flores do Mindelo carnival company Like in Brazil carnival is one of the most important social event in Mindelo Gregorio Goncalves a k a Ti Goy at that time one of the most famous composers in the city was the Flores do Mindelo music director Soon he realized that this young shrill voiced girl had a timbre that people would notice a voice that would make the difference in the tough competition the carnival companies were indulged in But besides her voice and her look Ti Goy detected in her a promising talent he told her that she should become a singer and offered her some training lessons Years later Ti Goy introduced Fantcha to Cesaria Evora she also became a friend of Cesaria s daughter Fernanda who was Fantcha s age She started to visit Cesaria regularly and learned a lot from her Ti Goy 2 who had previously trained Cesaria taught her the rules of the rhythm while Cesaria taught her the vibes the emotion and the phrasing Early 1988 the same year Cesaria was recording an album that changed her destiny Fantcha was in Lisbon recording for Bana the famous Capeverdean singer who lived in Portugal That year she went to the US at the Massachusetts Capeverdean community s invitation for a concert series in the company of Cesaria Evora Fantcha finally decided to stay in the US and now lives in New York Fantcha s music has continued to evolve through several albums including Lusafrica s Criolinha and Viva Mindelo and the compilation album Putamayo Presents Cape Verde where she performed alongside famed Cape Verdean vocalists such as Bana and Cesaria Evora She also performed with Evora and Ildo Lobo in a Paris concert on March 23 1998 3 She has toured throughout Cape Verde Europe 4 and the US and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl Chicago World Music Festival New York s Summerstage and Joe s Pub among others A charismatic performer Fantcha developed her own unique musical style with African Cuban and Portuguese inflections Her rich sensuous voice is memorable when she sings the soulful mornas evoking the ache of longing and loss She is equally compelling with her renditions of coladeras those danceable tunes that time after time has audiences on their feet dancing Fantcha launched her next album Amor Mar e Musica at Joes Pub in March 2010 Under the musical direction of Rufino Bau Almeida the album features top notch musicians such as Hernani Almeida Paulino Vieira Miroca Paris Cau Paris and Tchenta Neves The album features many of Cape Verde s great composers including Betu Constantino Cardoso Teofilo Chantre Jorge Humberto Dionisio Maio Manuel de Novas Morgadinho Eugenio Tavares and Vlu The poignant title song Amor Mar e Musica was written by Fantcha herself In December 2016 Fantcha launched a new album entitled Nos Caminhada in hommage to her mentor Cesaria Evora including a number of traditional songs mornas and coladeras that had been interpreted by Cesaria Evora It also features compositions by Teofilo Chantre Betu and a very special song Nos Caminhada remember the moments spent with the beloved one Fantcha considers her second mom Discography editBoa Viagem Portugal 1988 Criolinha 5 6 Lusafrica 1997 Viva Mindelo Lusafrica 2001 Amor Mar e Musica RB Records 2009 7 Nos Caminhada RAJ D 2016 References edit Clerfeuille Sylvie 17 July 2016 Fantcha in Portuguese Afrisson Archived from the original on 21 May 2016 Retrieved 27 December 2016 Daoudi Bouziane 28 April 2001 Ceux qui viennent du Cap Vert saluent Cesaria Liberation in French Retrieved 17 July 2016 Paris Ildo Lobo and Fantcha Le Monde in French 3 March 1998 Mortaine Veronique 5 May 2002 Une Cesaria Evora a son meilleur unit Cap Verdiens et Francais Le Monde in French Retrieved 17 July 2016 Fantcha CAP VERT world music Lusafrica www lusafrica com Retrieved 2015 11 21 Fantcha Criolinha in Spanish Globedia 23 January 2011 Archived from the original on 27 December 2016 Retrieved 27 December 2016 With Amor Mar e Musica I m outlining a new beginning for my artistic career A Semana in Portuguese 14 June 2009 Retrieved 17 July 2016 External links editFantcha s official website Fantcha at AllMusic Fantcha Biography at MTV Fantcha fanpage Fantcha at Sodade Online Fantcha at Mindelo Infos website Lusafrica records profile at Fantcha in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fantcha amp oldid 1216849693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
