Debut and success In 1987, José da Silva (b. 1959 in
Praia), then track switcher for SNCF, chose to become a music producer at his expense. During his dinner in Lisbon at the restaurant with Cape Verdean singer
Bana, he heard the voice of
Cesária Évora for the first time and together proposed. As of 2012, Lusafrica produced about 3,000 titles, it established a publishing society Africa Nostra. The label are produced mainly by African artists and artists from other countries including Cuba and Brazil provided the music "tap into the capital of Africa". Cape Verdean artists dominates a solid base including
Tcheka,
Teófilo Chantre,
Mário Lúcio,
Nancy Vieira and
Lura, other African artists includes
Meiway,
Fodé Baro,
DJ Arafat and
Bonga Kuenda. The label is also related to Sony for the distribution of some discs. ==Artists==