As we are used to from the label Ocora Radio France, the double CD with Cape Verdean music is enclosed in a solid CD booklet with beautiful color photos. Herein (in French, English and Portuguese) the common music genres are discussed extensively, arranged by island. Cape Verde consists of a group of nine islands that are located a few hundred kilometers off the coast of Senegal. Discovered and
… colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century, Cape Verde has always remained separate from both Europe and Africa because of its location. Genres that have developed here include the (heartbreaking, nostalgic) morna, (satirical) coladeira, tabanka (kind of street theater) and bombena (work song). (SvdP) _more