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Celebrating our Culture through our Music
Lights Out’s mission is to promote, celebrate, and expose Cape Verdean culture and music by providing highly professional DJ services. The objective is to raise the standards of professionalism within the Cape Verdean music industry. We believe in operating with effectiveness in a professional business manner. Lights Out also seeks to be an agent in strengthening the link between Cape Verde and her sons and daughters in the Diaspora. Through their success and positive image, the DJs are committed to demonstrating that the new generation of Cape Verdeans can indeed work together to preserve Cape Verde’s strong cultural tradition. The Lights Out group was launched in 2005, as a collaborative effort between five of Cape Verde’s most talented artists: DJ Baby T, DJ Chris, DJ Guelas and DJ Lefty. Dj Mastermind, In its initial phase, the Lights Out concept was introduced for the sole purpose of releasing a CD that would give exposure to U.S. - based Cape Verdean artists. This project would include, in addition to the DJs, Mark G, SC Pires, Sterling, and Holland-based artist, Betty Fonseca. Once the project was released in 2006, it instantly exploded in the international market. The Lights Out CD gained critical and positive reviews by the public, radio and club goers. The CD was played with much frequency on radio stations and clubs in France, Holland, Cape Verde, Portugal, and Italy, among other countries. Shortly thereafter, by popular demand, an official CD release party was held in Providence, RI in January 2006, featuring Zouk Super Star Ali Angel and the talented Cape Verdean Singer, To Semedo. The Lights Out DJs have been very busy with concert shows and upcoming projects. They have played in different venue settings across the world to promote their CD and future projects. Some of these venues include Sounds of Brazil (SOBs) in New York City and multiple shows at Club Therapy in Providence, RI. In 2007, the Lights Out DJs released Suzanna & Lights Out – In the Mix. This CD is a collaborative effort with world-renowned Cape Verdean singer, Suzanna Lubrano, under her label Mass Appeal Records. Also in the summer of 2007, the project Lights Out All Stars was released. It had the participation of artists such as DjeDje, Isidora, Mark G, and Timmy, just to name a few. The project had an immediate positive response, locally and internationally, selling in the first month alone 2000 copies. This project had the objective, again, of exposing artists residing in the U.S.A. Finally, Lights Out is working on their fourth project, a CD/DVD effort that will document the nightlife and Cape Verdean music in the United States having as a focal point the Lights Out DJ’s.
