Dina Medina

Singer from the Cape Verdean Islands living in the Netherlands. She sings African and Portuguese melodies, she also songs for theatre showsIn Cape Verde, Dina Medina stands on a towering pedestal. She started her singing career at the age of 12 with the Cape Verdean band Skysound, and subsequently lent her vocal talent to various albums by well-known groups such as Gil & The Perfects and Splash. At that time, Medina is one of the first Cape Verdean singers to be professionally involved with music so early. In 1995 Medina makes her solo debut Paixao e Coracao, followed two years later by Separacao. She thus becomes a real pop star in Cape Verde. Influenced by the Portuguese fado singer Fernando Lameirinhas, she changed course and released the album MornaMente in 2006, which she partly recorded with the Metropole Orkest. The singer then surrenders to the morna, a traditional Cape Verdean type of music full of melancholy. The album receives critical acclaim and is rewarded with two prestigious Cabo Verde Music Awards. Dina performs nationally and internationally, and moves the audience with her enchanting voice. In 2015, Medina records the album “Pegam na mo”. On this album, which she makes together with Thijs Borsten, she combines different styles such as the Funana, Zouk and of course the Morna, but does not hesitate to bring influences from all over the world.