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Liberia : Rough Guide To Music Of Cape Verde (2001)
Rough Guide To Music Of Cape Verde (2001)
More by user: independent thinker
Created: 30th May 2007
Modified: 23rd Jan 2009
Publisher:
Word Music Network
Location:
Liberia
Creator:
World Music Network

 

Various Artists on this album explore the unique sound of Cape Verde. Although small, its diverse musical heritage has become internationally acclaimed. This album features the sweet melancholy of morna through to the dance rhythm of funana and batuco, with influences from the waltz and contre-dances of Europe and the rhythms of Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean.

 

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