Cabonde Bay Music Festival
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Cabonde Bay Music Festival (Portuguese: Festival de Música Cabonde, Kwiji: Feçtivála nwuzade Músiẅa sei Cabonde) is an annual music competition held in Cabonde Bay, Ganji Islands. It has been held annually since 1969.
History
Format
The festival has had 20 participants every year except in 1984, 1986, 2007, 2008 and 2020 when they had 22 to 24 participants. The songs are usually made by professional composers.
Old format (1969-2019)
The festival consisted of 5 Nights, the First Night was usually on the first or the second Saturday of April. The First Night was the original performance of the song. The Second and Third Nights were both original performances, but only 10 songs performed in both. The Fourth Night was a cross-performance night, where the participants performed their own version of another song taking part. The Fifth Night was the Final Night, where the participants performed their song one last time. The jury voted for their favourites, and the jury ranking would be released after the interval acts had performed. The top 3 of the jury went to the Superfinal, where the public decided their favourite through the televote. The song with the most votes won the festival.
Revamped format (2020-)
The festival consists of six Nights. The Nights are on Fridays and Saturdays. The First Night is on the first or the second Friday of April. On the First and Second Night, every artist will perform their song, 12 on both Nights. After they have performed, a ranking made by 100 music experts will be revealed. On the Third Night, the artists will perform a song that is a part of Cabonde Bay Music Festival history. The participants themselves will vote (60%) and their votes will be mixed with the televotes (40%) and the full ranking will be revealed after the interval acts. The Fourth Night is a cross-performance night, where the artists perform their version of another song taking part. The orchestra will vote and the ranking will be revealed after the interval acts are over. On the Fifth Night, the artists will perform their songs before the points from the previous Nights will be put together and the full ranking will be revealed. On the Sixth Night, (also known as the Final Night) the artists will perform their songs for one last time before the votes of the Music Experts (32%), the Press (35%), and the Public (33%) will be put together for a final ranking. After the ranking and the three Superfinalists have been revealed, the public has 30 minutes to vote during the interval acts before the winner is revealed.
2010s
Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2018
Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2019
2020s
Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2020
Winners
Big Artists section
1970s
| Year | Artist | Song (Translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Marina Jackson | "Zew Caje" (Second Time) | Nuwiembe Deron | 43 % |
| 1970 | Dje Mawaki (The Monkeys) | "Ferro Portemo Sao" (Birds Be Flyin') | Michel Nwendine Dennis Michaelson |
28 % |
| 1971 | Ilias Gwean | "Caco" (Hope) | Nuwiembe Deron | 64 % |
| 1972 | Mathis Mathis | "Merae Ni Ne" (They Are Dancing) | Cairo De Maino | 44 % |
| 1973 | Ilias Gwean | "Dunea" (Dunes) | Nuwiembe Deron Ilias Gwean |
68 % |
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % |
| 2010 | Ilias Gwean | "Yezvalin" (Yezvalin) Songwriters: Ilias Gwean, Elias Awabu, Adama Seniwaki |
60 % | ||||||
| 2011 | Ilias Gwean & Nora Seniwaki | "Dje Bajladi" (The Ballad) Songwriters: Ilias Gwean, Nora Seniwaki, Adama Seniwaki |
56,9 % | ||||||
| 2012 | Jordan Asa | "Nëz Zao Do Idane" (Not Gonna Do It) Songwriters: Jordan Asa, Yohan Asa |
62,1 % | ||||||
| 2013 | F3 | "Everech" (Everech Camp) Songwriters: Reynold Garris |
74,2 % | ||||||
| 2014 | Sara | "Zao a Me" (Going For It) Songwriters: Fredrick Cafar |
57,8 % | Ilias Gwean | "Nedesculpa" (Unforgivable) Songwriters: Ilias Gwean, Adama Seniwaki |
27,1 % | Margaret Wilson | "Nwiza Deres" (No problem) Songwriters: Margaret Wilson, Martin Szedd, Thomas Faracci |
15,1 % |
| 2015 | James Vencero | "Cevbukis" Songwriters: Jameson Vencawaki |
55,3 % | F3 | "Kewu" (Victim) Songwriters: Oliver Almeíra, Nubade Szach, Yohan Asa |
40,5 % | Margaret Wilson | "Sabé a Aneke" (Stolen rose) Songwriters: Margaret Wilson, Martin Szedd |
4,2 % |
| 2016 | Marathon | "Ne Jaci" (Not us) Songwriters: Zigman Dwaanwaki, Gerard Venhzi |
56,3 % | Qasim Originále | "Archa" (Town) Songwriters: Qasim Faraid |
34,1 % | The Case | "Rwean Sabe" (Starting point) Songwriters: Somo Ebas |
9,6 % |
| 2017 | Kalawi Mecher
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"Vendoe Riveos" (Mountain Rivers) Songwriters: Kalawi Mecher |
41,6 % | QBU | "Imagina Isto" (Imagine this) Songwriters: Rada Kasowaki, Jean Almeira, Zigman Dwaanwaki |
37,9 % | Benye | "Masza av Etre Lén" (Trying to be better) Songwriters: Ben Imczik, Thomas Faracci |
20,5 % |
| 2018 | Naje | "Maverico" (Maverick) Songwriters: Naje Vecun, Damano Rebiwaki |
57,2 % | Zayn Isame | "Pirâmides" (Pyramids) Songwriters: Dass Rachan, Moraj Mehzi |
26,8 % | Margaret Wilson | "Grito" (Scream) Songwriters: Margaret Wilson, Martin Szedd |
16 % |
| 2019 | TuRaj | "Vaszens ketti" (Everything golden) Songwriters: Tuakwa Nesza, Rajat Cenewaki |
70,6 % | Mwathi-Hawikni Dzoiszeri | "Xafa'lme" (Like a slave) Songwriters: Mwathi-Hawikni Dzoiszeri |
21,1 % | West-Marley 62 | "Me deixe em paz" (Leave me alone) Songwriters: Carillo Faza, Jan Santos |
8,3 % |
2020s
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % | Artist | Song (Translation) | Televote % |
| 2020 | |||||||||
Newcomers section
Composers section
Cabonde Marroquin
Cabonde Marroquin is a song contest held annually alongside the Cabonde Bay Music Festival. It began in 2003. It's usually held about a month before Cabonde Bay Music Festival in Cabonde Bay. Normally it features 10-16 artists. Every artist sends an original song and performs it in a semifinal which is broadcasted live. The best acts continue to the final where the winner will be crowned.
2000s
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points |
2010s
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points |
| 2019 | The Canyon | "Soba niz" | 22 | Olivia Asém | "Por que eu?" | 19 | a Çimpathia | "BluesHouse" | 18 |
2020s
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points | Artist | Song | Points |
| 2020 | Frank Despe | "Canção para os esquecidos" | 20 | Mila Santerda | "Para sempre" | 18 | Bandoze | "Fadeyo" | 17 |