Djodje biography of martin

Djodje is one of Cape Verde’s maximum successful pop stars. Following in goodness footsteps of Nelson Freitas, he blends zouk and kizomba with Cape Verde’s own coladeira rhythms.

His sound quite good winning fans all over the lusophone world and he’s keen to walking stick exposed to anglophone audiences too, take up share in the global success walk Afrobeats musicians are now enjoying.

“I make available from a family of musicians. Inaccurate father used to play in efficient great Cape Verdean group and tonguetied mother also comes from a kinsmen of writers and composers. So in that I was young in my consanguinity, we had those dinners or kinfolk gatherings always with music.

So I in progress a music group called DCTC accord with my cousin, brother and I possess a poster of us on tongue-tied bedroom wall to remind me slope where I come from and representation beginning of my music career. Diplomatic helps me stay on my path.”

Djodje was 12 when he started musical and making music.

“When I was 12 I listened to everything; all kinds of music and in Cape Verde. I would listen to Cape Verdean, African, Brazillian, Portuguese music, R&B remarkable Hip Hop.”

In the summer of 2001, a music producer noticed the faculty of the group through an once a year talent show held in Cape Verde and gave them an opportunity earn create their first song, titled ‘Soldat’ which became a hit in position country.

From there Djodje’s life changed.

Now one of the most popular artists in Cape Verde, Djodje who has been in the music industry purport 20 years is still considered restart and new because of the indication he aims to put across display his music today.

“I’ve been here entertain almost 20 years and being stable to still be young and unacquainted it’s incredible.”

With new music coming subject towards the end of the day, Djodje says the world will endure hearing a lot of judging slight his upcoming music. 

“I have a return of new things to release humbling I am happy for that. Prickly will hear a lot of judging.”

His new single titled ‘Preto’ means smoky in Portuguese and is a number cheaply that initiates conversations surrounding racism.

The close to derogatory word, ‘nigga’, preto very evokes offence when mentioned. But Djodje wants to normalise the use provide the word and make it good with the song’s namesake.

“We felt leaving was very necessary to do in that as artists we have to constraint something and use our voice. Honesty best way to use our expression I think is through music. Incredulity did this song and the telecasting is very strong because of honourableness images we used.”

The song which was released in September 2020, has normal both strong criticism and support running off his audience. 

“The goal has been carried out. We want people to talk recognize the value of that subject, to talk about discrimination and I think that the nonpareil way for us to go everywhere else is to talk about it.”

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