The Couleur Café festival, an event active since 1990, is set to take place on June 27, 28, and 29. According to the official website, Dino D’Santiago will perform on the final day.
This year’s lineup features artists and bands such as the British artist Little Simz, Argentina’s Nathy Peluso, Jamaica’s Burning Spear, the American group Groundation, and Kokoroko from the UK.
In July, the Portuguese musician will perform live in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as part of the North Sea Jazz Festival, which first started in 1976 and will occur this year on July 11, 12, and 13.
Dino D’Santiago is scheduled to perform on the opening day, July 11. The festival’s lineup includes American artists like Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Sam Greenfield, and Madeleine Peyroux, British acts Ezra Collective and Jacob Collier, and New Zealand’s Jordan Rakei.
Also on the festival’s lineup are American artists Diana Ross, Samara Joy, Kamasi Washington, Norah Jones, The Cookers, Maxwell, and The Sacred Souls, along with British musicians Jorja Smith and Nubya Garcia, and Brazilian artist Seu Jorge.
On October 15, Dino D’Santiago will return to the Netherlands for a concert in Amsterdam at the Melkweg, as confirmed by his management team.
In Portugal, Dino D’Santiago has scheduled performances on May 31 in Santiago do Cacém, June 12 in São João da Madeira, June 28 in Loulé at the Festival MED alongside Cape Verde’s Os Tubarões, and in August at the Paredes de Coura festival, which takes place from August 13 to 16.
Claudino Jesus Borges Pereira, known as Dino D’Santiago, was born in December 1982, in Quarteira, Algarve, to Cape Verdean immigrants.
He grew up in the Fisherman’s Neighborhood of Quarteira, where his musical journey began, initially singing in the local church choir and later composing his own rap performances.
In 2003, like many Portuguese artists, he participated in the talent show “Operação Triunfo,” where he showcased his original music.
He later became involved in projects merging soul, hip-hop, and R&B, such as Dino & The SoulMotion, Nu Soul Family, and Expensive, collaborating with artists like Virgul, Sam The Kid, Tito Paris, Valete, and Pacman.
Dino D’Santiago released his first solo album, “Eva,” in 2013, followed by “Mundu Nôbu” (2018), “Kriola” (2020), and “Badiu” (2021).
He is one of the founders of the cultural development project “Sou Quarteira.”
He has been awarded the Medal of Merit from the Loulé City Council, has received accolades from the Cabo Verde Music Awards, and holds a record at the PLAY – Portuguese Music Awards. In 2010, the Nu Soul Family project won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act.
In 2023, the government awarded Dino D’Santiago the Cultural Merit Medal, “in recognition of his contribution to Portuguese-language music and its global outreach.”
Last year, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for co-authoring and performing “Esperança.”
The song, written by Brazilian musicians Criolo and Amaro Freitas along with Brazilian producer Nave and Dino D’Santiago, was nominated for a Latin Grammy for “Best Portuguese Language Song.”
The track, performed by Dino D’Santiago, Criolo, and Amaro Freitas, was recorded between Portugal and Brazil and was released in May of the previous year.
