Lisbon-born Cape Verdian cook and biologist Risa Monteiro demonstrates how to create Cachupa, the most traditional dish of São Vicente. https://vimeo.com/481434909/cb18d79806 Cachupa is a very important traditional dish that is served at breakfast, lunch, dinner and Cachupa soup is feed to babies. Although a qualified Biologist, Risa loves cooking and baking and finds it extremely …
Nadine Reid shares highlights from her journey to Cape Verde where she followed in the footsteps of her ancestors. Fluent in English and Bob Marley I recently went to Sao Vicente to learn about the Cape Verde culture of my ancestors, how they spoke, what they ate and how they lived. I went looking for …
Milliner and DJ Margaret O’Connor believes attitude is everything and her playlist is an eclectic mix of local and international artists. Image of Moist Paula Music by Giles Clement I first started using the phrase ‘Hatitude’ as I am inspired by a lot of great musicians, artists & individuals who have a passion for life …
When not penning novels, Kate Mascarenhas creates small worlds. My new novel, The Thief on the Winged Horse, is a magical story about miniaturists: they lay an enchantment upon each doll they make, and whoever holds the doll experiences a specific, intense emotion – which might be happiness, fear, fury, or any other feeling chosen …
Image by Omar Lopez Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro spent years of her childhood trying to understand and embody Irishness. Here she calls for a new understanding of what Irishness means. If you would like to listen to Sandrine reading this piece, click here The terminology of Irishness can be traced back to the period of the 1840s …
