Grandson of a generation of cape-verdeans who departed to Holland, Nelson Freitas started in 1997 as part of Quatro, a band who was exploring a new sound, halfway through zouk and kizomba, with r&b and hip hop influences. Their three albums, released over seven years, brought them success in countries like Cabo Verde, Angola or Mozambique & Portugal.Nelson became an unlikely leader within Quatro, and he remembers when the bands journey was nearing the end: we were recording the last album and I was experimenting things by myself. I was living and breathing music, 24 hours a day. But I had no idea how people would interact to me. Magic, the debut album, arrived in 2007, followed by My Life, in 2010, and Elevate in 2013. All these albums have a lead single that tells a story of growth: from Deeper to Rebound Chick and B Tem Mel, the latter becoming a pivotal moment on Nelsons career: It was a year when I learned a lot. 2014 was the year I did the most concerts in my l