The longing for home or for those who've left in search of a better life is summed up in one word. Sodade. Cape Verde and its sons and daughters of singers, poets and musicians capture it all in mornas.  
AJ Long Reads explores this musical practice as Cape Verdeans observe independence from Portugal on July 5th, 

Written by-Beatriz Ramalho da Silva.

Read by Jo de Frias.

 

The longing for home or for those who've left in search of a better life is summed up in one word. Sodade. Cape Verde and its sons and daughters of singers, poets and musicians capture it all in mornas.&nbsp;&nbsp; AJ Long Reads explores this musical practice as Cape Verdeans observe independence from Portugal on July 5th,&nbsp;
Written by-Beatriz Ramalho da Silva.
Read by Jo de Frias.
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AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

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