“Cape Verde” (1999) presents the music of the islands just 300 miles off West Africa's Senegalese coast. Drawing from Portuguese and African influences, the music of Cape Verde is most often rooted in a sensually languid and rhythmically complex cousin of the blues called morna.
This collection cleverly balances the alluring minor key of morna with the lesser-known merry festivity of coladeira, the Cape's party music, and a jazz-tinged dance music called funana.
Mysteriously bewitching, "Cape Verde" is a gorgeous melange of elegant piano, acoustic strings, rousing horn sections, propulsive drumming, flamboyant keyboards, and superb vocalists.
Various Artists
Putumayo presents: Cape Verde
1999
CD / 1999 / 320Kbps
Tracklist:
1. Chico Malandro - Ana Firmino
2. Cumba Ietu - Boy Ge Mendes
3. Pays Sol - Nana Matias
4. Nha Fe - Teofilo Chantre
5. Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha - Cesaria Evora
6. Cabinda A Cunene - Bana
7. Sol Na Tchada - Maria Alice
8. Injuria - Jose 'Zeca' Neves
9. Cinderela - Fantcha
10. Tchon Di Massa Pe - Zeca Di Nha Reinalda/Joao Cirilio/Blick Tchutchy
11. Nha Cumpadre Faustine - Dulce Matias
12. Galo Bedjo - Djurumani
Various Artists / Putumayo presents: Cape Verde / 1999