Val Xalino is a Capeverdean singer and producer.
His father was a great man and a famous guitar player on São Vicente in the fifties and sixties and he produced hand-made guitars for sale, but his whole family is involved in the history of traditional acoustic music from Cape Verde.
Val began his singing career in Sweden and he was the first Capeverdean ever to introduce Capeverdian music to people in Scandinavia. He played all types of music like Rock n´Roll, Coladera, Morna, Blues and Reggae. He participated in festivals in Scandinavia and recorded music in different studios with several artists.
His first album was Dilema d’imigração on the dilemma on immigration of the immigrants which was common in Cape Verde at the time.
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