Gil Semedo has released a new album titled Caboswing: The New Chapter and announced a concert at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon scheduled for September 11, 2026.
The album continues the Caboswing style, a genre created by Gil Semedo that blends Cape Verdean music with pop, R&B, zouk, and ragga muffin influences. It features collaborations with artists including Dino d’Santiago, DJ Nays, Tó Semedo, and Semedo’s daughter, Melodia, alongside producers GSpro, Motamorphasis, Young Max, and RJ.
Caboswing: The New Chapter is described as focusing on the continued evolution of Caboswing as a genre shaped by diaspora identity and intergenerational collaboration. It brings together established and emerging contributors as part of a long-running musical framework developed over nearly 35 years.
Gil Semedo is a Cape Verdean artist known for creating Caboswing and is widely referred to as the “King of Cape Verdean Pop.” His discography includes albums such as “Verdadi”, “Nos Lider”, and “Dedicaçon”, with reported sales of over one million records.
The concert at Coliseu dos Recreios will feature material from the new album alongside earlier releases from his catalog. Tickets are available online.
Caboswing: The New Chapter by Gil Semedo is now available on streaming platforms.
On August 23, 2025, SeyiVibez took to the stage for his “Seyi Vibez Live” at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island, delivering a performance that was nothing short of remarkable. For the casual observer, it may appear as just another concert within the ever-expanding Afrobeats landscape. However, for those who understand the dynamics of the industry and have studied its evolving patterns, the significance of moments like this cannot be overstated.
Since Afrobeats broke into global consciousness, the genre has, in many ways, grown distant from its local audience. The very communities that nurtured and sustained the sound are now often relegated to the sidelines, watching their stars prioritize foreign stages over homegrown ones. Economic realities and the lure of international markets undoubtedly play a role, yet it remains difficult to ignore the disconnect. Nigerian fans are left with few opportunities to see their idols live, save for the increasingly saturated Detty December festivities, or through digital streams of performances abroad.
— Afrobeats Head Loves Timothee Ideh (@AfrobeatsHead) August 24, 2025
It is against this backdrop that Seyi Vibez’s decision to perform at home resonates so strongly. Shows like this demand respect—not only because of the logistical and infrastructural challenges of staging major concerts in Nigeria, but also because they represent an intentional choice by the artist to prioritize his core audience. Importantly, this is not an isolated gesture. In 2023, Seyi Vibez staged his Homecoming Concert at Ikorodu Town Hall, another moment that reinforced his commitment to the fans and communities that built him.
Tap and load Olamide in 4K at Seyi Vibez sold out TBS show (2025)
— Afrobeats Head Loves Timothee Ideh (@AfrobeatsHead) August 24, 2025
By returning to spaces like Tafawa Balewa Square, Seyi Vibez is giving back to the very people who elevated him, ensuring that joy and connection are not reserved for the year’s end or for audiences overseas. More than just entertainment, his performances affirm his role as one of the defining street acts of his generation—a voice for the people whose unwavering support forms his cult-like following.
Few experiences rival the power of hearing your music echoed back by thousands, word for word, in your homeland. Well, that is the gift Seyi Vibez is both receiving and giving in equal measure. And if this concert proved anything, it is that his fans are not going anywhere and they will ride with him until the wheels fall off.
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In a June 2024 interview with the BBC, Ayra has described frontman, Chris Martin as “very supportive” and revealed that she’d played her second album “The Year I Turned 21” for him before it was released.
“Oh, my. Yes. I’ve loved Chris for so long, and he’s been very supportive,” she gushed.
“We met in a studio and I played him my album before it came out,” she added. “He was giving me tips, and [his producer] Max Martin was giving me tips.”
The tour is not her first time on stage with the band. Soon after Good Feelings was released, she joined them on the Today Show in New York to perform it.
