Guanábana: Cabo Verde 60s-90s
02.16.25
Guanábana highlights the sounds of islands across the Caribbean, Polynesia, and beyond — covering music from regions between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Island hop with Madeleine Sturma and Hatt Merlino as they showcase genres like bachata, zouk, mele, morna, and more.
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Cape Verde is a chain of 10 volcanic islands off the west coast of Africa. It remained uninhabited until the 15th century when the Portuguese established it as an outpost during the Transatlantic slave trade. As a result, Cape Verdean culture is a unique blend of influences from various Sub-Saharan African traditions, Portugal, and Brazil.
Music has always been central to Cape Verdean identity, giving rise to genres like morna, funaná, and coladeira. This episode explores Cape Verdean music from the 1960s to the 1990s, spanning traditional styles to sounds shaped by Western rock influences of the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as Caribbean genres like zouk and reggae. Many of these songs are sung in Cape Verdean Creole, a language that reflects the islands’ diverse cultural roots. You’ll hear from some of Cape Verde’s most renowned groups, including Tulipa Negra, Os Tubarões, and Mendes & Mendes, alongside lesser-known artists whose work has recently been reintroduced to a wider audience through reissues, such as Tchiss Lopes.
Tracklist:
Kolá – Tabanka Sun of Cap – Bédja bô ka é Os Tubarões – Disispero António dos Santos – My Live Os Apolos – Ça Moin Di Ou Fé Tulipa Negra – Pimper’s Paradise Tulipa Negra – Curtição Pedrinho – Mudjêr Câ Bo Frontân Zentony – Flado Fla Tchiss Lopes – Mundo D’Margura Armando Almeida – Apaixonada Zé Orlando – Minino Chorou Jovino – Laura Jovino – I’ve Got My Happiness Conjunto Contratempo – Nhan Gléza Black Show – Let’s Dance Leonel – Anita Conjunto Jovens Africanos – Bibiana João Cirilo – Sacramento Antonito Sanches, Julinho da Concertina & Tchota Suari – Rapazinho Zeze & Zeca Nha Reinalda – Ti Di Bonga Vasco Martins – Manha Indiana Mendes & Mendes – Woyeul Suñugal Cabo Verde Show – Eleso Jacqueline – Guenta M’Ninençe Bulimundo – Drama Camponês Leonel Almeida – Djindjirbas Presto Sun of Cap – Distino d’un Maritimo
