Back In 1990 Before The Great Success Of Cesaria Evora Boy Gé Mendes Put The Music Of Cape Verde On The Map With His Hit Song "Grito De Bo Fidge".
His Song Terra Cretcheu Is One Of Most Beautifull Melody On Hearth Born In 1952 As Gerard Mendes Boy Gé Mendes' Adventure Began In Dakar Senegal. In Those Days He Sang Cover Songs By The Rolling Stones The Beatles Rhythm And Blues And Salsa In French And Phonetically In English Or Spanish. In 1967 Mendes Put Together His First Group The Beryls With One Of His Brothers. In 1990 Mendes Recorded The Hit Song "Grito De Bo Fidge. He Became Boy Gé Mendes Which Is An Allusion To His Childhood Nickname. After Touring France And The United States Boy Gé Mendes Decided To Take A Break. He Traveled With His Guitar To Brazil The United States Senegal And Cape Verde. In 1996 At The Baia Das Gatas Festival In Sao Vicente The Native Island Of His Mother And Girlfriend He Met Up With Emmanuel Lima Who Had Now Made His Mark As Manu Lima A Key Arranger And Composer Of African Music. It Was A Fresh Start. Boy Gé Recorded The Album "Di Oro" With Manu Then Chased Off After Yet Another Dream. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.