Paper short abstract:

The purpose of this communication is to analyze the dissemination of capeverdean cultural events in the diaspora in order to understand not only the type of emphasis given by the press online, but also the nature of such events.

Paper long abstract:

Migrant groups tend to maintain a certain cultural activity that provides them a symbolic return to the origins, social cohesion and a group dynamic that accentuate their identity. It begins with small events and gradually the most important artists are called to perform for great audiences of immigrants. Simultaneously, some other artists emerge in diaspora and capture the attention.

In the case of Cap Verde, music is of its most important cultural product, so the concerts are very common in different places and countries, even where the local capeverdean community is small. Besides that, it should be emphasized that some artist like deceased Cesária Évora, Tito Paris, Mayra Andrade, among others, became internationally famous due to their career abroad.

Concerts, exhibitions, festivals, and so on, can reveal the community's organization capacity but it is also a way of promoting their culture and their social integration. This enables the dialogue between people who has different cultural patterns, habits and perspectives but share artistic interests. In sum, cultural events seem to be an important instrument for understanding multiculturalism created by migration movements.

The purpose of this communication is to analyze the dissemination of capeverdean cultural events in the diaspora in order to understand not only the type of emphasis given by the press online, but also the nature of such events.