Maria Inácia Gomes Correia (Nácia Gomi)
- Música
Nácia Gomi - From her real name Maria Inácia Gomes Correia, woman of the Batuque, genuine woman of the island of Santiago, Vila de Pedra Badejo in the municipality of Santa Cruz, was born on July 18, 1924.
Nha Nácia Gomi, as she was better known, was one of the voices of Cape Verdean cultural resistance. Considered the 'queen of finaçon', she was also well known as a storyteller. Much of her music was improvised at the time.
She started singing at the age of twelve, encouraging marriages and baptisms throughout the island of Santiago. She participated in several projects that resulted in studies, theses, reports and records that will eternalize the memories of this humble lady who never wrote.
In 1985 the writer and cultural researcher, T. V. Da Silva, organized the 'finasons di Nha Nacia Gomi' in book form.
The singer recorded three albums and participated in many more as a guest. In 2005 she released two albums 'Finkadu na Raiz' with drummer Ntóni Dênti d´Ôro, and 'Ku ses Mocinhos'.
Maria Inácia Gomes Correia thus became an unavoidable figure in the creative process on the island of Santiago. Her merit is recognized inside and outside the country.
Nácia Gomi - From her real name Maria Inácia Gomes Correia, woman of the Batuque, genuine woman of the island of Santiago, Vila de Pedra Badejo in the municipality of Santa Cruz, was born on July 18, 1924.
Nha Nácia Gomi, as she was better known, was one of the voices of Cape Verdean cultural resistance. Considered the 'queen of finaçon', she was also well known as a storyteller. Much of her music was improvised at the time.
She started singing at the age of twelve, encouraging marriages and baptisms throughout the island of Santiago. She participated in several projects that resulted in studies, theses, reports and records that will eternalize the memories of this humble lady who never wrote.
In 1985 the writer and cultural researcher, T. V. Da Silva, organized the 'finasons di Nha Nacia Gomi' in book form.
The singer recorded three albums and participated in many more as a guest. In 2005 she released two albums 'Finkadu na Raiz' with drummer Ntóni Dênti d´Ôro, and 'Ku ses Mocinhos'.
Maria Inácia Gomes Correia thus became an unavoidable figure in the creative process on the island of Santiago. Her merit is recognized inside and outside the country.
