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Gil Semedo is one of the most successful artists in Portuguese speaking Africa, having sold over a million records and having created his own music genre Caboswing (a combination of traditional Cape Verdean music styles such as Coladeira, Funana and Batuco mixed with zouk, pop and R&B). He rose to prominence in 1991 following the release of "Menina", the first single from his debut album bearing the same name. In total, Gil has released 12 albums. .

There are at least two recording artists with this name: (1) Yolanda is a Neo-Soul songstress who was born Yolanda Johnson in New York, and now resides in L.A, according to her Myspace page. If you were a viewer of BET Jazz's "Soul Sessions" video show, you became familiar with the groove of Yolanda's "Individual" -- which was used in the opening animation. Yolanda comes from a soulful family, decades ago, her father and cousins all had recording careers. The photos on the site are not accurate. If you google "Yolanda Johnson," you can find images as well as You...