The invented people - Echoes from Cape Verde
Director Juan Meseguer
Countries Spain
Duration 71 min
Synopsis
In 1984 a group of young Cape Verdeans influenced by the spirit of the Woodstock festival decided to create the "Baia das Gatas" festival on the island of San Vicente, Cape Verde. What they could not imagine was that 30 years later this festival would be a reference to the island and one of the most important annual events in the country. Its music brings echoes of an invented people.
In 1984 a group of young Cape Verdeans influenced by the spirit of the Woodstock festival decided to create the "Baia das Gatas" festival on the island of San Vicente, Cape Verde. What they could not imagine was that 30 years later this festival would be a reference to the island and one of the most important annual events in the country. Its music brings echoes of an invented people.