title: Jotamont
text: # Jotamont
  
  Jotamont or Jorge Fernandes Monteiro (October 1, 1912 - November 21, 1998) was a Cape Verdean musician and composer. He was born on a boat bound for the United States of America, where his parents hoped to find better living conditions. He attended the Gil Eanes lyceum in Mindelo and a Lisbon conservatory. He was a virtuoso on the trumpet.
  
  ## Mornas
  
  Jotamont composed a number of mornas, a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. The English translation of the titles is in brackets.
  
  * São Cente (Saint Vicent)
  * Mindelo nha terra (Mindelo, Our Land)
  * 'Nha terra bô ca tá imaginá
  * Fidjo Magoado
  * Êsse ê quê Mindelo nôs querido cantim
  * Dez grãozinhos de terra
  * Lolinha
  * Nôs Mãe
  * Engenheiro humano (Baptista de Sousa)
  
  ## Books
  
  * Música Caboverdeana - Mornas for the piano, 1987
  * Mornas e contra-tempos - Coladeras from Cabo Verde, 1987
  * Músicas de Cabo Verde - Mornas from Eugénio Tavares; transcripts for Jótamont, 1987
  * Música Caboverdeana - Mornas from Francisco Xavier da Cruz, 1987
  