Gastronomy, Music and Dance in the Life Cycle of Cape Verdean Man by Brito-Semedo, Manuel;

Long description:

The text seeks to explain the interaction between gastronomy, musical manifestations and traditional Cape Verdean dances in their connection with the life cycle of the people of the islands. They are the ingredients that are always present both in celebrating life - birth, marriage, commemorative dates - and in expressing the consternation of death and its rituals. The text reveals the importance of miscegenation for the Cape Verdean people and how this has given them their own Creole culture. On the other hand, local resources and production have determined a diet based essentially on corn and beans, which accompany pork, goat and chicken (rural areas), or fish, mainly tuna, horse mackerel and mackerel (coastal areas). The text also tries to show that sounds and rhythms accompany the life of the island man in his chores, in his moments of leisure or play and also in moments of religious celebration, revealing themselves in work songs, lullabies, "curcutiçan" and liturgical chants, in their most diverse forms. This is how you can see that life on the islands revolves around pots and pans, lots of music and dancing.