Name: 08 Step up (Té Sbiii) Part Mark Prod Rockus by KuArT K. Almeida
Duration: 4 min 1 s
Description: Sempre t sbi ke Ceu é limit...t sbi p ser Rei...

Sempre t sbi ke Ceu é limit...t sbi p ser Rei...

08 Step up (Té Sbiii) Part Mark Prod Rockus

"Likambo Ya Ngana" 1971/1972 (Feat TP OK Jazz )
https://www.discogs.com/fr/Orchestre-TP-OK-Jazz-Likambo-Ya-Ngana-Casier-Judiciaire/release/4015078

Franco & Le TPOK Jazz - Likambo Ya Ngana

https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/album/legend-of-funana-the-forbidden-music-of-the-cape-verde-islands

It is 1997. A quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares - better know as Bitori - walks into a recording studio for the first time. The result is a musical masterpiece - a recording which many consider to be the best Funaná album ever made.

Bitori´s musical adventure had begun long before this point. It was 1954 when he embarked on a journey across the seas to the island of Sao Tomé & Principe. The young man´s hope was to return to Cabo Verde with an accordion. 

Following two years of hard labour Bitori had succeeded in saving enough money to acquire what was to become his most valued possession, his cherished instrument. The two month journey back to Santiago, his island of birth, proved time enough to master it.

Self taught, Bitori developed his own style, an infectious blaze, that quickly caught the attention of the older generation. Before long Bitori was being asked to share his musical talents, igniting the local festivities around Praia with his music.

But not everybody welcomed the rural accordion-based sound. Perceived as a symbol of the struggle for Cape Verdean independence and frowned upon as music of uneducated peasants, Funaná was prohibited by the Portuguese colonial rulers. Performing it in public or in urban centres had serious consequences - often jail time and torture awaited musicians that were “caught in the act”. In light of such persecution the genre of Funaná began to slowly disappear.

In 1975 Cabo Verde achieved independence from Portuguese colonial rule. Along with Cabo Verde’s independence came a lifting of the ban placed on Funaná. The musical repercussions in Cabo Verde were plenty - many upcoming artists embraced Funaná, translating and adapting its musical form in new ways. It was not to be until the mid-1990’s, however, that Funaná in its traditional form was actually recorded.

It was a young singer from Tarafal, Chando Graciosa, who was to play a key role in this event. Upon hearing Bitori, Graciosa immediately felt drawn to Bitori's unique playing style - a raw and passionate sound accompanied by honest lyrics that reflected the harsh reality of the Cabo Verdean working class. He eagerly approached Bitori suggesting they join forces and travel overseas with the objective of taking Funaná beyond its rural roots.

The two of them, with others in tow, achieved their goal and travelled to Europe, introducing a receptive European audience to the vibrant energy of Funaná. Eventually Bitori returned to his beloved Cabo Verde. Graciosa opted to settle in Rotterdam in order to pursue his career - he vowed, however, to bring Bitori across to Holland at a later date to record an album.

In 1997 the time was ripe to immortalise the sound Bitori had shaped over a time span of four decades. Built around a formidable rhythm section, formed of drummer Grace Evora and bass player Danilo Tavares, "Bitori Nha Bibinha" was recorded. The recording catapulted Chando Graciosa to stardom, making him Cabo Verde´s No.1 interpreter of Funaná. The success in Cabo Verde was phenomenal and Funaná rapidly gained the recognition it deserved, especially in urban dance clubs. Bitori´s songs quickly became standards - classics known and loved throughout the country. The musical success, however, was solely limited to the Cabo Verdean islands - until now!

Analog Africa is proud to contribute to the worldwide promotion of Funaná - the once forbidden sound of the Cabo Verde archipelago - by releasing a worldwide re-issue of Bitori and Chando Graciosa´s legendary recording. 

The release will herald Bitori´s first European Tour taking place during the summer of 2016. Watch this space! And listen!

Legend of Funaná

Bitori - Bitori Nha Bibinha (Leave a comment for Victor Tavares aka "Bitori"....we will forward)

Legend Of Funaná (The Forbidden Music of The Cape Verde Islands)

Bitori - Rabelado

From the album "No Ama"
(lyrics &amp; music by Mario Lucio)

Dja cria limo na modjado
Teia d'aranha na seco
Arco na parede
Cio na cumera
Agu na coco
Ami li xintadu ta spera-bo

Dja cá trocado figura
Banderas també
Ravinas calcetado
Teto capela dja nderea
Aliança dja ba dedinho
Ami li xintado ta spera-bo

Dja cria raiz na quadrado
Casamento go é cu kapa
E spada é pa torna ba mula
Orakulo dja cumpre
Abo bu ca casa
E ami li xintadu ta spera-bo

Mambá, mambá, mambá fica si...

Album recorded by Nando Andrade, assisted par Espavi, at Studio La Villa (São Vicente).
Mixed in Studio do Soul (Paris) by Stéphane Caisson &amp; José da Silva.

Album produced by José da Silva.

(P) 2011 Harmonia Lda.
(C) 2011 Harmonia Lda.

Maylen

Nancy Vieira - Maylen

LA MC MALCRIADO (03.16) - Mas amor (Feat. Mayra Andrade).mp3

OSTLP/CD008 POUR ME A GROG: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

Bandcamp Release Date October 14, 2019
Official Release Date: October 25, 2019

Raw Funaná music, a sibling of Cumbia, distilled from the Badiu masters of the accordion. Crafted in the isolated northern heartlands of Cabo Verde’s Santiago Island, where revolt and rebellion against injustice course through its history’s veins. 

Hypnotic notes on aged accordions tuned and flavored in ways found nowhere but Santiago are infused with inviting baselines, raucous rhythms, blade-on-iron percussion, and the bubbling lyricism and lament of the island’s finest ambassadors. 

Best enjoyed with grog, Cabo Verde’s local moonshine made from sugarcane crushed by bulls. Imbibe responsibly, listen carefully, and dance recklessly.

Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

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Nha Boi - Tchota Suari e Chando Graciosa

Mayra Andrade

🎧 So happy and proud of this Remix! 💥
⚡ Original song of Mayra Andrade
😎 Caliente... 🌶

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08 Step up (Té Sbiii) Part Mark Prod Rockus

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