Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) are an American R&B, funk and soul music group, composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Born and raised in Providence, RI, they would later move to New Bedford, MA. Tavares was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

• Pooch — Arthur Paul Tavares (born November 12, 1943)
• Chubby — Antone Lee Tavares (born June 2, 1945)
• Butch — Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Jr. (born May 18, 1948)
• Tiny — Perry Lee Tavares (born October 24, 1949)