Dany Silva

Dany Silva is a Cape Verdean singer, musician, composer and producer.

Biography Dany Silva was born in the then colonial capital of Praia, he lives in Portugal since 1961.

He started playing the violin in his father's island Boa Vista, Cape Verde.

After his immigration to Portugal, he studied at Escola de Regentes Agrícolas de Santarém and later Engenheiro Técnico Agrário

He was one of the singers who founded the band Os Charruos. Seven years later, he was part of the group Quinteto Académico+2 next to Mike Sergeant.

In December 2007, along with Celina Pereira and Titina, they went to Brazil and were decorated at the Cape Verdean embassy in Brasília.

He took part in a project "Triângulo do Atlântico" ("Atlantic Triangle") with Pepe Ordás e Vitorino Salomé and released "Amor em Adjectivo" in 2012.

On May 7, 2015, he appeared at Cape Verde's only jazz festival known as Kriol Jazz in the capital Praia.

Musical styles His musical styles includes funana, kizomba, zouk, cabozouk, dances, cabo love and R & B.

Discography Albums Feel Good/Everything Is Over (Single, Monte Cara, 1979) Branco, Tinto e Jeropiga/... Até Que Fura (Single, VC, 1981) - Dany Silva & Bandássanhá Já Estou Farto/Não Há-de Ser Nada (Single, VC, jan/1982) - Dany Silva & Bandássanhá Crioula de S. Bento (S. Bento Creoles) (Máxi, Vc, 1982) - Dany Silva & Bandássanhá Lua Vagabunda (Vagabond Moon) (LP, EMI, 1986) Sodadi Funaná [Portuguese: Sodade Funaná] (LP, EMI, 1991) Crioulas de S. Bento (Compilação, EMI, 1994) Tradiçon (Tradition) (CD, Polygram, 1999) Caminho Longi (Long Road, Badiu: Kaminhu Longi) (CD, SaturdayNight/Fantasy Day, 2010) Amor em Adjectivo [sometimes as Amor em Ajetivo, Love in Adjective] (CD, 2012)

Singles "Fidju majudadu" - in Lua Vagabunda (1986) - originally by Jorge Monteiro

Collections

Pensa Nisto!... Todos Differentes Todos Iguais (1996) - "Sodade" Três Estórias à Lareira (1997) - "Tema das descobertas" ("Discovery songs") Jardim da Bicharada (2006) - "Zebra Zulmira" A Tribute To Amália (2004) - "Morrinha"

As producer Alma Violão (1987), by Mirri Lobo Matchamor (1988), by Mirri Lobo