Cape Verde Sounds Heard And Unheard
Afropop Worldwide
English - May 24, 2018 14:42 - 108 MB - ★★★★★ - 281 ratingsMusic music pri africa afropop worldwide african fela kuti diaspora pop Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Show#779
Producers: Banning Eyre and Sebastian Bouknight
Airdate: May 24th 2018
In this program we meet Fatou Diakite, descended from a Malian family, but raised in Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau, and a master of styles from morna to Gumbe. We also meet Lucibela, now based in Lisbon, and one of the most talked about Cape Verdean singers today. We also hear new work from Nancy Viera, Jenifer Solidade and Elida Almeida. We’ll also catch up with a few male artists, and visit instrument builder and virtuoso of the cavaquinho, Luis Baptista. And we’ll hear dip in to the islands’ alternative scene. In this pro