Caboverdianismo, the debut album of pianist Carlos Matos, contains traditional music from Cape Verde, mixed with latin- American music and Jazz, with firm Capeverdean roots. This mix gives a new sound that most listeners will appreciate and gives an introduction to the Capeverdean music.
Caboverdianismo means music from Cape Verde in movement.
The album Caboverdianismo is dedicated to his uncle Duca de Nhô Pitra (Pedro Doroteia Morais Júnior) who inspired and stimulated him to go into music. Some icons of Capeverdean musicians has participated on this cd like Paulino Vieira, Boy Gé Mendes and the late Luís Morais, who inspired Carlos to develop the Capeverdean music, in other words to put his ‘Caboverdianismo’ in practice.
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released November 5, 2018
genre tradicional music from Cape Verde: morna, coladeira, funana, batuco and mazurca
special guests Boy Gé Mendes, Paulino Vieira and Lúis Morais
Francelino Silva, Rignald Kastaneer, Walter Matos, Nils Fischer, Dirk Hauptmann, Michael Vatcher, Armindo Pires, António Herculano, Faria Júnior, Ed Verhoeff, Manel d’Candinho, Roger Moreira and Eunice Vieira.
The broad range of electrifying music from the post-colonial Cape Verdean islands right after they achieved freedom is captured here in all its brilliance. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 2, 2017
Raw Funaná rhythms from the Cape Verdean island of Santiago; syncopated electric guitars, raucous synthesizers, & relentless percussion. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 19, 2018