Os Tubarões was a Cape Verdean traditional music band who, along with Bulimundo, Finaçon and Simentera, were among the most famous music bands in Cape Verde.

[1] The band name is Portuguese for "the sharks" which are common in the waters surrounding the archipelago.

[2][3] The band was founded in 1969 in Praia, the newly established national capital in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde and sang funaná, tabanka, morna and coladeira.

Their last performance was at an event in homage to Zeca in mid 1994 when Lisbon was the cultural capital of Europe.

After the band broke up, Ildo Lobo continued his career until his death in 2004.