- Audio CD (18 Dec 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: World Music Network (Uk) Ltd
- ASIN: B00005AVNL
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 87,142 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Dor Di Mor - Simentera |
| 2. Falso Testemunho - Maria Alice |
| 3. Danca Ma Mi Criola - Tito Paris |
| 4. Papa Joachin Paris - Cesaria Evora |
| 5. Toy - Bau |
| 6. Africa Um Dia - Bana |
| 7. Nha Fidjo - Agusto Cego |
| 8. Cornologia - Grupo De Nilsa Silva |
| 9. Grito Magoada - Djurumani |
| 10. Chapeu Di Palha - Vasco Martins & Voginha |
| 11. Filosofia - Herminia |
| 12. Rabecadai - Finacon |
| 13. Fundo Baxo - Grupo Ferro Gaita |
| 14. CPLP - Grupo De Batuque Da Cidade Velha |
| 15. Cor Di Rosa - Mendes Brothers |
| 16. Sarapilhera - Travadinha |
| 17. Dor Di Nh' Alma - Ildo Lobo |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
With the Rough Guide to the Music of Cape Verde, we at last have an answer to the perennial question: what music do those rocky islands have besides that of Cesaria Evora? And if nobody's in her class, there are some very individual voices on display in this beguiling compilation. The styles employed are the African-derived funana, the percussion-based batuque which is primarily heard at weddings, and that quintessence of the Cape Verdean spirit, morna. Mornas are ballads, almost always expressing nostalgia, which go at a languid pace: a Lusophone answer to the American blues. They're often compared to Portuguese fado, but the two have relatively little in common apart from their dark harmonies, and their use of the delicately expressive 12-stringed Portuguese guitar. Where fadistas belt out their laments in tightly-structured bursts of feeling, the morna-singer tends to meander. Cesaria makes just one appearance here, singing her trademark song "Sodade", but it's a pleasure to encounter Maria Alice's delicate timbre, and Herminia's kittenish tones; the sweetly weathered voice of Bana and the operatic tenor of Djurumani are both great discoveries. All these singers were born around 1940; the younger performers on this album are somewhat smoother and internationalised. But it all adds up to a great 76 minutes. --Michael Church
Album Description
This Rough Guide explores the unique sounds of the Cape Verde islands, although a small archipelago, their diverse musical heritage has become internationally acclaimed. Music is the essential form of cultural expression in Cape Verde ranging from the sweet melancholy of morna to the dance rhythms of funana and batuco, with influences from the waltz and contre-dances of Europe and the rhythms of Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean. This indispensable collection features, amongst others, Cesaria Evora, the international superstar of Cape Verdean music; the magnificent vocals of Bana and the innovative musical collective Simentera.
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Still Crazy, 5 Sep 2004
By Gerald Masel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rough Guide to the Music of Cape Verde (Audio CD)
I've had this disk for 2 years, and it's loveliness never fades.
The honest talent of the artists, and the optimism and humanity of their music continues to appeal, and make me happy, when so many other disks are forgotten.
How is it that one little windswept archipeligo, has produced so much music that has impressed the world? (Both here in Israel, and in Europe Cape Verdean music is often heard on mainstream radio!)
I only wish theat there were translations of the lyrics!
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NOT TO BE MISSED!!, 26 Aug 2003
By brigid o'shaughnessy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rough Guide to the Music of Cape Verde (Audio CD)
if you're a blues fan, a soulful late night lounge fan, or lucky for you, a fan of great african music....don't miss this! i bought it because i really love the senegal/gambia collection by rough guide... this region of africa is incredibly distinct, and the cape verde sound is unlike anything else. music so rich you can run your fingers through it. a definite must.
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One of the best of the Rough Guide series, 15 Feb 2009
By R. P. Spretnak - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rough Guide to the Music of Cape Verde (Audio CD)
This is one of the best CDs in the entire Rough Guide collection. This is an incredible, melodic, haunting collection of Cape Verde tunes that fall somewhere between Portuguese Fado and the Afro-Brazilian sound of Bahia. If you are a fan of either genre (or even Delta blues), get this one.
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