Calado Não Dá

Calado Não Dá — Plot

"Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa. On the island of Santiago lives Mano Mendi, the last player of the cimboa, a one-string violin used to accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To, a music teacher in the capital city of Praia, the film shows us how this music is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life."

• Release date
• May 30, 1999
• Runtime
• 29 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• João Nicolau