SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Oct. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The MUSA Cape Verde Festival, organized by the Cabildo of Tenerife through the Autonomous Organization of Museums and Centers (OAMC), brought together about 4,000 people throughout the month of September at the Museum of Nature and Archeology (MUNA).
The Minister of Culture and Museums of Tenerife, José Carlos Acha, assures in a note that the ‘Musa Festival’ has been a success in terms of public participation and has allowed people to enjoy an intense synthesis of the culture of Cape Verde through the actions carried out. in the MUNA courtyards “and also see the similarities in the biodiversity of both Macaronesian archipelagos.”
The MUNA patios were filled with color to host more than twenty activities, most of them free, designed for the enjoyment of the whole family.
In addition, the festival had a special visit from Carlos Jorge Duarte Santos, Minister of Tourism and Transport of Cape Verde, as well as Humberto Lelis, president of the Cape Verde Tourism Institute.
Among all these proposals, the four Cape Verdean film cycles stand out, where films such as ‘Djon África’ and documentaries and shorts such as ‘Cesaria Évora: Cape Verdean film cycle’, ‘Tchindas’ and ‘Viagem a Cabo Verde’ were screened, allowing viewers learn a little more about the roots of this country.
Also, music and dance starred in various shows, where six musical performances were offered with artists such as Elida Almeida, Carlos G. Lopes, Djam Neguim, Luciény Kaabral, Nuno Barreto, Dj Kali, and Mário Lúcio, creating a magnificent festive atmosphere at the rhythm of Cape Verdean music and dance.
In addition, the festival offered the possibility of giving multiple conferences by different specialists such as Jorge Cloguen, delegate in Cape Verde of the Canarian Foundation for Foreign Action, who offered a colloquium to learn about the different business opportunities and future perspectives in this country.
For his part, Juan José Ramos, naturalist and nature and travel photographer, visually presented different naturalistic trips to the Cape Verde archipelago.
José S. Gómez Soliño, honorary professor at the ULL, gave a lecture on the Cape Verdean cultural tradition, as well as the different debates generated in this island society while Mário Lúcio, singer-songwriter, composer and writer from Cape Verde, immersed the audience in the possible dialogues between different cultures.
Attendees were also able to take an active part in the cultural festival, participating in the different workshops and games, where the ‘batuko’ workshop stood out, taught by Carlos G. Lopes, who invited attendees to learn how to make instruments with recycled materials. , in addition to encouraging them to start singing, among other activities.
The festival says goodbye until next year, when it will return to bring the culture, tradition and all the magic of a new country to the patios of the MUNA.
