Cape Verdean group Splash returns to the stage after 15 years
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Anacao
Cape Verdean group Splash returned to the stage in Rotterdam, 15 years after its last concert, playing to a packed venue. The seven artists are preparing a tour with dates in Mozambique, Cape Verde and the United States in 2026, marking 30 years since their debut album, Simplicidade, according to Anacao.
Cape Verdean group Splash returned to the stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after 15 years without performing, playing to a packed venue. The group is now embarking on an international tour that is expected to include Mozambique, the United States and Cape Verde, according to Anacao.
The next concert is scheduled for Saturday 24 October in Mozambique, as part of the ninth edition of the Nostalgia event. The group will then perform on 28 November in Providence, US, at the Strand – Ballroom & Theatre, before concerts in Cape Verde in December, with dates still to be announced, Anacao reports.
The comeback coincides with the 30th anniversary of Simplicidade, Splash’s debut album, released in 1996. The seven reunited members — Djoy Delgado, Dina Medina, Danilo Tavares, Grace Évora, Laise Sanchez, Manu Soares and Johnny Fonseca — revisited three decades of Cape Verdean music in front of their audience, according to the statement cited by Anacao.
The tour was announced on 22 October, with dates planned in Mozambique and the United States. Splash’s tour of Mozambique and the United States marks the first public step in this international comeback.
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