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Abstract: In 2024, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 25 April 1974, which marked the end of fascism and the beginning of freedom, allowing the independence of Portuguese-speaking African countries a few months later. On 12 September, we also celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Amílcar Cabral, a key political figure in the independence processes of Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, who also had a direct influence on the 25 April Revolution. Also in 2024, one of the greatest figures in Portuguese culture and music, Dino d' Santiago, of Cape Verdean descent, will record and release a joint album with the mythical Cape Verdean band Os Tubarões, authors of songs that were political flagships of the time. Situated at this junction, this project adopts an artistic creation process of paramount importance – unique and groundbreaking. This cultural and socio-political project will have an impact on the near future, as it is based on the creation of a documentary that aims to incorporate situations from the present that surprise and inspire the creative team. It does not follow a script, but rather an experience of living together that allows one to be affected by the actions of Dino – who supports this project – as a highly visible political voice or activist questioning colonial memory in post-colonialism. This is evident in the making of an exhibition and a book, because of the symbolism of the moment and the confluence of dates, and essentially in the overlap between institutional and informal history, partly because of living memory and the political and socio-cultural atmosphere under construction. In a universe where Creole and Portuguese, urban and traditional rhythms coexist, Dino has stood out by mixing global musical styles with Cape Verdean sounds. At the same time, he has asserted himself publicly as a political voice or social activist, participating in various projects underpinned by equity and equality, and is now a respected and visible voice in questioning colonial memory and post-colonialism. 25 April 1974 didn’t just put an end a 48-year dictatorship. It ended a war and suspended centuries of national identity and a political, economic and cultural system based on the so-called discoveries. The project focuses on the possibilities of creating products that are crucial to the reconstruction of contemporary Portuguese identity, not only on the basis of music. It focuses on cultural/sociopolitical reconfiguration with resonance in the past and present.
Scientific areas: sociology, cultural studies, cultural history, archives
Final beneficiaries/target population: CPLP Scientific Community, CPLP Researchers, CPLP Resident Population
Timetable: October 2024 - September 2025
Team: Paula Guerra (responsible researcher), Bia Petrus, Sofia Sousa, Vitor Belanciano, Tiago Pereira.
