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Candida Rosa at Izzy's Diner
Clip: 11/23/2019 | 2m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Candida Rosa discusses forgotten Cape Verdean history over a hearty meal of jagacida.
On a cold day in New Bedford, Massachusetts, singer Candida Rosa talks with Marcus about her roots. She is from Cape Verde: a group of islands 400 miles off the western coast of Africa, a crossroads of early exploration of the Atlantic, and supposedly home to the first slave trading post.
No Passport Required
Candida Rosa at Izzy's Diner
Clip: 11/23/2019 | 2m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
On a cold day in New Bedford, Massachusetts, singer Candida Rosa talks with Marcus about her roots. She is from Cape Verde: a group of islands 400 miles off the western coast of Africa, a crossroads of early exploration of the Atlantic, and supposedly home to the first slave trading post.
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