| 1979 – 1989 |
Music at Salesiana’s catholic school in S.Vicente. Soloist of the choral group.
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1995 |
Initiation with the traditional music: mornas, coladeiras, galope, etc. in the theatre of the school and religious festivities. |
| 1998 – 1999
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Performances in different pubs and hotels in São Vicente:
Bar-Pub “My Coffee”
Café Musique
Bar-Pub “Experience”
Porto Grande Hotel
MindelHotel
Restaurants Archote, Ofélia, Saturno, Sodade, Havana Grills
Carnival balls
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| 2000
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Festival Escurralete – Santo Antao
11th Festival Santa Maria – Sal
Concert at Belo Horizonte Hotel – Sal
Concert at Alliance Française – French cultural centre in Mindelo.
1st part of the French artist of jazz Jean Marc Padovani at Mindelo cultural centre.
1st part of Mariana Ramos at St.Germain Auditorium in Paris – France, an invitation of Morabeza Records.
Concert in the Palate of Culture in Santiago after an invitation from the Institute of Cultural Promotion and the Portuguese Arts centre.
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| 2001
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Jam Sessions with the artists Bau, Bius, Djosinha, Luis Morais and Tito Paris in Mindelo.
Jam Session with Tito Paris in Enclave - Lisbon
Performance for the 50 years career’s birthday of the pianist Chico Serra at Mindelhotel.
17th Festival da Baía das Gatas.
Festival Escurralete in S.Antão.
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| 2002
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Festival Praia da Cruz – Boavista island.
Concert in Fest-Vale at Cidade Velha (Santiago), an invitation of PBS.
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| 2003
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Performance for the tribute to the singer Bana organized by the town hall of São Vicente.
“Fête de la Musique” in Laginha organised by l’Alliance Française of Mindelo.
9º Festival des Traversées de Tatihou in Saint-Vaast-La-Houge, France.
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| 2004
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Concert gala at 3th Normandyacht Tour in Cherbourg - France
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| 2005
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Record of the 1st CD « Tradição » in Studios Plus XXX - Paris. Produced by Casa da Morna Lda. under the label Empreinte Digitale, distributed by Nocturne.
Festival Baia das Gatas organised by the town hall and Lusáfrica.
Presentation of the CD “Tradição” in S.Vicente – Hotel Porto Grande, in Praia – Tabanka Mar, and in France – China Club.
Performance at Mambia – chez Teofilo Chantre, Paris
Concert at Casino des Pins – Les Sables d’Olone - France
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| 2006
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4 June, 1st part of Philippe Lavil with Thierry’s Tacinelli orchestra at Pyramide concert hall in Romorantin - France
Concert at Espaço Pôr do Sol – Cidade Velha – Santiago Island
Festival Baia das Gatas organised by the town hall and Lusáfrica.
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| 2007
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Meridian Jazz Festival at Méridien hotel - Paris
27-28 june - Sattellit Café - Paris - France (new edition of the album 'Tradição')
03 july - Sob's - New York - USA
13 july - Restaurant Cesária - Boston - USA
14 july - Restaurant Tropical - Boston - USA
16 july - Festival Nuits d'Afrique - Montréal – Canada
21 july – Encuentro musical del Atlântico – Fuerteventura – Canary island
25 july - Festival Jazz de Nice - Nice - France
19 August - Festival Barcelonnette - Barcelonnette - France
26 September - Mûsî qât 2007 - Tunisia
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| 2008
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June 27th - Festival Africajarc - France
August 15th - Festival Baia das Gatas - Cape Verde
December 13th - Festival Tissé Métissé - Nantes - France
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| 2009
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January 15th - De Doelen - Rotterdam - Netherlands
January 16th - Club Rasa - Utretch - Netherlands
January 17th - Center for World Cultures - Anvers - Belgium
January 18th - Tropentheater - Amsterdam - Netherlands
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| 2010
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Gabriela Mendes participated in the documentary "Mindelo atrás do horizonte".
The documentary was filmed in 2008 In Cape Verde and produced by Alexis Tsafas.
It was exhibited in the following international Film Festivals:
36th Gramado Film Festival - Brazil
Internacional Film show of Mostralingua 2008 - Portugal
International Ethnographic Documentary Festival 2009 - Porto Rico
Show Audiovisual Contravento University of São Paulo - Brazil
24th Berlin Black International Film Festival - Germany - Prize * First Award, Feature length documentary
Ischia International Film Festival 2009 Naples - Italy
37th Festival der Nationen – Austria - Prize * Bronze Bear in feature length documentary category
Rodos Ecofilms 2009 International Film Festival - Greece
3rd DOCFEST 2009 - Greece - Prize * Honorary Award to the Director
6th Levante International Film Festival Bari - Italy
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| 2011
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Gabriela Mendes participated also in the film "A menina dos olhos grandes".
The film was made in Cape Verde in 2010 and produced by Alexis Tsafas.
In April 2011 it will be present in the International Panafricain Film Festival in Cannes (France) and in the Itinerant Film Festival of the Portuguese Language in Lisbon and later in several places of Brazil.
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| 2012
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Tour in Germany and Austria
June 21st - Wetzlar, Franzis
June 22nd - Frankfurt, TAP-Sommerfest
June 23rd - Lollar, Dekanatskirchentag
June 29th - Eröffnung Kinosommer
June 30th - Staufenberg, Burg
July 1st - Dortmund, Afro-Ruhr-Festival
July 4th - Kassel, Schlachthof
July 6th - Marburg, Stadtfest "3TM"
July 7th - Gräfenberg, Afrika-Kulturtage
July 8th - Stuttgart, Afrikafestival
July 13th - Karlsruhe, Afrofestival
July 14th - Laubach, Freilichtkino
July 15th - Osterspai
July 18th - Marburg, Sommerakademie
July 19th - Bayreuth, Afro-Karibik-Festival
July 20th - Löhnberg, Mehrgenerationenhaus
July 23rd - Insbruck
July 24th - Dornbirn, Innatura
July 25th - Laterns
July 26th - Lich, Kino Traumstern
July 28th - Bad Wildungen, Folk im Schloss
July 29th - Siegen, Schlosspark
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