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Cyro Monteiro (May 28, 1913 Rio de Janeiro - Jul 13, 1973 Rio de Janeiro) was one of the top samba singers and composers of all time. As an amateur singer, Monteiro was invited by Sílvio Caldas to replace Luís Barbosa in his duo in 1933. They performed at the Programa Casé. As Monteiro had to break his duo with his brother, the amateur Careno, he soon regretted the decision and asked Caldas to dismiss him. But in 1934, Monteiro returned to radio, this time to Mayrink Veiga. In 1936, he was promoted to the top cast of the house,...

Antje is born on the 12th of april in 1969. She's a musicalstar, she played leading roles, like: Amneris in the musical Aida and Grisabella in the musical CATS. She's a very great performer in the Netherlands! KRO's Het gevoel van...(the feeling off...) was the best viewed programme of the Dutch TV and Antje brought it to an even higher dimension and not in the last place to extortionate ratings. She always wanted her own cd and now her dream is come true! Now she got a very awesome cd that's called: 100% Antje. .

Philippe Monteiro is one of the major singer/songwriters of the new generation of musicians from the Cape Verde diaspora, among other musicians such as Grace Evora, Gil Semedo, or Beto Dias. Philippe was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal from capeverdian parents. He lives in Dakar and owns a recording studio ("Ozone Studios") where all his albums are recorded and mixed by himself ("Method Mix"). While he's a talented keyboard player trained in the US, it is Philippe's suave vocal tone that has proven extremely popular among young adults all over French and Portuguese-speaking Africa, as well as the African...