sociadade de melandros.mp3
Romanza? I like it.
From muzikfan.com:
"Guinea-Bisseau is a Portuguese-speaking country lodged between Guinea and Senegal but closer musically to Mali than to its immediate neighbour or even the Cape Verde islands which are culturally connected to it. Super Mama Djombo was formed at a Boy Scout camp in the mid-sixties and continued to evolve as the lads grew. Members were voted in and out, or left as they gained musical skill. After Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence in 1973, the group became national favorites (many people prayed to the spirit of Mama Djombo for protection -- half the populace is Muslim, the other half animist) and had a string of hits. Their music, like many emergent sounds of that time in West Africa, was electrified folk music. They regularly toured to open for President Luis Cabral's speaking engagements and their concerts were broadcast live on the national radio. They took Cuba by storm at the 11th annual Youth Music Festival in Havana, 1978. In early 1980 the group traveled to Lisbon for its only recording session and filled 6 hours of tape, not even covering their whole repertoire. Their first album, NA CAMBANÇA, contained songs that were already well-known at home, but its release extended the fame of the band and the song "Pamparida" became a huge hit. When Super Mama Djombo played in Senegal (and a young unknown Youssou Ndour opened for them) a throng turned out to hear "Pamparida," and broke down the gates to get in. Their second album, FESTIVAL, showed them on their triumphant Cuban tour and presented six more songs including the dreamy "Júlia." This music is one of those African music Holy Grails. Even if the lyrics are sometimes just lists of the names of revolutionary heroes, there is a dreamy guitar floating across the stratosphere, played by Tundu, who carved out his own niche alongside "Diamond Fingers" from Guinea (which also has Manding culture). The lyrics are in Crioulo, which mixes African languages with Portuguese, sung by a young Dulce Neves."
Another one from nick -- www.natari.com.
Romanza? I like it.
From muzikfan.com:
"Guinea-Bisseau is a Portuguese-speaking country lodged between Guinea and Senegal but closer musically to Mali than to its immediate neighbour or even the Cape Verde islands which are culturally connected to it. Super Mama Djombo was formed at a Boy Scout camp in the mid-sixties and continued to evolve as the lads grew. Members were voted in and out, or left as they gained musical skill. After Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence in 1973, the group became national favorites (many people prayed to the spirit of Mama Djombo for protection -- half the populace is Muslim, the other half animist) and had a string of hits. Their music, like many emergent sounds of that time in West Africa, was electrified folk music. They regularly toured to open for President Luis Cabral's speaking engagements and their concerts were broadcast live on the national radio. They took Cuba by storm at the 11th annual Youth Music Festival in Havana, 1978. In early 1980 the group traveled to Lisbon for its only recording session and filled 6 hours of tape, not even covering their whole repertoire. Their first album, NA CAMBANÇA, contained songs that were already well-known at home, but its release extended the fame of the band and the song "Pamparida" became a huge hit. When Super Mama Djombo played in Senegal (and a young unknown Youssou Ndour opened for them) a throng turned out to hear "Pamparida," and broke down the gates to get in. Their second album, FESTIVAL, showed them on their triumphant Cuban tour and presented six more songs including the dreamy "Júlia." This music is one of those African music Holy Grails. Even if the lyrics are sometimes just lists of the names of revolutionary heroes, there is a dreamy guitar floating across the stratosphere, played by Tundu, who carved out his own niche alongside "Diamond Fingers" from Guinea (which also has Manding culture). The lyrics are in Crioulo, which mixes African languages with Portuguese, sung by a young Dulce Neves."
Another one from nick -- www.natari.com.
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