My life, right now, is defined by a mix of feelings: joy, anxiety, enthusiasm, excitement. I also feel fulfilled - Darii G Fernandes
Dariana Gonçalves Fernandes was born on June 15, 1999, daughter of João António Fernandes and Manuela dos Santos Gonçalves Vaz. At the time of her birth, Darii, as she is known, lived in the peaceful fishing village of Furna, on the island of Brava. Furna, with its port whose plan was drawn up in 1840, is currently the only gateway to the island, the southernmost of the Cape Verde archipelago, measuring just 64 km². Through Furna, thousands left and entered, hoping for better days in their lives.
It wasn't all easy for Darii. She struggled to overcome numerous obstacles and even faced the idea of moving away from her parents and grandparents. At 18, she definitively left for the island of Santiago, venturing out practically alone, with the support of her parents from a distance. She left to study and graduate in Nursing at Jean Piaget University in Cape Verde, which she successfully achieved despite the limitations she encountered. In fact, studying has always been her point of success, because, despite being a sweet romantic, a dreamer who believes in signs and eternal passions, she is charismatic and determined. And it's been like that since he was a serene child, most of the time with his big beautiful eyes and his mouth that knows how to stay still, talk and sing.
The same eyes, like black grapes, that saw everything around them with curiosity, have always loved looking at the immense sea, something that Darii still does and loves to do. Such were his ears, enchanted by the sound of the same oceanic sea. Darii stood out at the age of 6 among young people and adults, singing in the church choir. So little at the time, but so responsible for the lyrics and music she learned listening to her mother rehearse.
Darii launched into traditional music at the age of 16, when at a celebration of Cape Verdean Culture Day, on the island of Brava, she performed some songs, receiving much applause and praise. Since then, she has never stopped singing, stepping on stages in Brava and the city of Praia. However, the highlight for Darii came through Scuta Music Production. Ney Miranda, extraordinary music producer, included Darii in a project with other talented young people from Brava without opportunities. When he returned to the United States, Darii's voice caught the attention of an extraordinary music lover, the altruistic manager Mandú (Armando Madeira). Mandú didn't think twice and wanted to record Darii's voice and musicality to make her known throughout the world.
Darii's gratitude was great and an inexplicable joy filled the life of the young nurse who began to share the rest of her life with the opportunity to record her first work. Mandú's generosity anticipated Darii's impossible dream, which already has all the tracks recorded and is in the final stage of production. The work is about to be released to the world. Darii believes that it was the hand of God touching reality, making a dream that was very distant possible.
Brava's latest talent counts on stepping on several stages to showcase his music. The stage, where she feels light and can abstract herself, stop time and specifically experience the love, beauty and magic of musical art, connecting with the melodies. Everyone who listens to her recognizes that Darii has music in her soul and her voice never goes unnoticed, being very versatile, a voice that fits into all current trends. However, she feels best in the traditional songs that she learned to interpret with maximum mastery, believing that age cannot define the passion for the musical style, as music is art and can seduce anyone at any time in life, if it fits the each special encounter with the music you carry inside you.
"My life, at this moment, is defined by a mixture of feelings: joy, anxiety, enthusiasm, emotion... I also feel fulfilled!" - Darii.
