{"id":3939,"date":"2022-04-25T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/sao-vicente-gala-scm-awards-six-artists-and-three-entities"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:08:38","slug":"sao-vicente-gala-scm-awards-six-artists-and-three-entities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/sao-vicente-gala-scm-awards-six-artists-and-three-entities","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e3o Vicente: Gala SCM awards six artists and three entities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>The \u201cGala Noite de Autores\u201d, from the Cape Verdean Music Society (SCM), awarded, on Friday night, in the City of Mindelo (S\u00e3o Vicente), six national artists and three entities, in four different categories: Traditional Music and Classical, Urban and Modern Music, Guardian User and Career Award.One of the highlights of the night was the Career Award, which, in this 1st Edition of the SCM Event, went to Antero Simas.<\/p>\n

Absent from the country, Simas made use of Technologies to send, virtually, his message of thanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy emotions have no limits, maybe I didn’t deserve that God gave me so much. What I received from God, SCM and Cape Verde is extraordinary. Thank you to all Cape Verdeans!\u201d, said Antero Simas, who was represented, in person, by his grandchildren and daughter Miriam Simas.<\/p>\n

According to the president of SCM, Solange Cesarovna, the award resulted from the vote held at the Society’s General Assembly, on 12 April, where Simas was chosen “unanimously”, “single proposal” and “acclaim” from all authors, composers , artists, members of the Collectivity.<\/p>\n

In the Traditional and Classical Music Category, singer Diva Barros was distinguished as best performer and best song, with \u201cAmdjer Coque e Bafa\u201d.<\/p>\n

The artist DJimi Djo was distinguished in the sub-Category best arranger, while Lu\u00eds Morais, represented by Evelise, was best composer.<\/p>\n

For Urban and Modern Music, Ary kueka stood out with the conquest of four trophies, in the sub-categories: best performer, author, composer and music, with \u201cModern Slavery\u201d.<\/p>\n

The choice left the artist \u201cvery emotional\u201d and \u201cspeechless\u201d, for having managed to snatch all these prizes in a single Event. Also in this category, khaly Angel stands out as the best arranger.<\/p>\n

SCM also awarded the \u201cguardian user\u201d, which, basically, are the Entities that pay the authors’ rights. Therefore, O\u00e1sis Atl\u00e2ntico stood out as a \u201cPermanent Guardian User\u201d; Punctual, the Insula; and Digital, Harmonia, Lda.<\/p>\n

In addition to the awards, which took place in Mindelo, in Pra\u00e7a Dom Lu\u00eds, there were performances by many national artists, in an act that was attended by the President of the Republic, Jos\u00e9 Maria Neves; the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries and the Sea, Abra\u00e3o Vicente; of the Mayor of S\u00e3o Vicente, Augusto Neves, among others.<\/p>\n

It was the Third Edition of the \u201cGala Noite de Autores\u201d and the First of the SCM Awards.<\/p>\n\r\n