Nancy Vieira

About

Nancy Vieira is a Cape Verdean singer who builds her sound from the rhythms of Cape Verdean music and then pulls in sounds from Brazil and the Caribbean. Born in Bissau and based in Portugal, she debuted with the album Nôs Raça, then followed it with Segred in 2004 and Lus in 2007. Her later records, Nô Amá in 2012 and Manhã Florida in 2018, came out on Lusafrica. She has also been a busy guest voice. She sang on Rui Veloso's A Espuma das Canções, worked with Dany Silva on an album marking 40 years of his career, and joined pianist Manuel Paulo on Pássaro Cego, a record that mixed pop, jazz, fado, morna and chamber music. With Sara Tavares she recorded a single for the telenovela Laços de Sangue. Her live work has taken her to the UK, the Netherlands, the US, Angola and the Siesta Festival in Poland.