Le Mex (91 Rue Moussé Diop and G. Pompidou, Center Ville, Dakar): This Mexican-themed restaurant is best known as a lively place to spend the night. He has followers with the French army based in the country.
Kilimanjaro (Soumbédioune, Dakar): This is a local nightclub that plays various types of African sounds, with Mbalax as a popular dance here. Several live performances are performed here, including singers like Thione Seck.
Kadjinol Station (Av. Albert Sarrault X Salva, Dakar) – this is a lounge which has separate spaces, including a small disco, a private movie house, and a patio where live musical performances are held.
Only 4 U (Av. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar), here, legends like Omar Pene and Orchester Baobab play a variety of sounds, from high-life music (West Africa) to Salsa with Cuban influence. The outdoor environment is very popular with tables and chairs under canvas awnings.
Côte Ouest Food & Bar (Terrou-Bi Hotel, Corniche West, Dakar): This hotel bar and restaurant, just 5 minutes from the city center and 10 minutes from the airport has an excellent location by the sea, which is a Great attraction for customers who come here after work or overnight.
Alizé Club (Av. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar): este es otro lugar nocturno donde el baile local Mbalax es prominente. This club attracts a mostly young crowd of 20 years old. Foreign visitors can expose themselves to local culture by coming here.
Alexandra (Rue Wagane Diouf, Dakar) – this is a nightspot where the local dance music known as Mbalax can be heard. That music is a fusion of popular jazz, soul, and rock, mixed with some Latin and blended with sabar (the traditional drumming and dance music of Senegal).
Baía das Gatas music festival (Mindelo, Sao Vicente) – first started in 1984, this three day festival is held every August at the Baía das Gatas beach, and offers sounds of African and Verdean music, as well as jazz, salsa, fado and reggae. Popular musicians from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) African countries like Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, […]
Shopping options anywhere in Cape Verde (be it Sal, Mindelo in São Vicente, Santiago, and elsewhere), are very limited, centering on make-shift open-air shopping strips that are hard to miss when one passes through the center of major towns. The closer one is to a tourist-friendly area, the more likely one will run into street […]
Armazem (near Rua de Lisboa, Mindelo, São Vicente) – located towards the center of Mindelo, this nightspot is for young locals who dance to Hip Hop, Kuduro, French Caribbean “Zouk” and Kizomba music.