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Originally from the island of Boa Vista, Abel Lima was part of a large wave of Cape Verdean migration to Europe in the late 60s – fleeing the political turmoil that accompanied the end of Portuguese colonial rule. Settling in Paris, he recorded several albums with ‘Les Sofas’ a multinational group featuring musicians from France, Senegal, Cameroon, Angola and Guadeloupe.

Arranged by Camerounian star Eko Roosevelt Louis, Corre Riba Corre Baxo (what goes up must come down) is taken from the 1977 album ‘Cantam nos Bida‘ and combines a rock-solid bassline with a hypnotic guitar riff.

Nos Maos – arranged by Guadeloupean pianist Roland Louis – has more of a Caribbean feel, bringing elements of Cadence in to the mix. The politically-charged lyrics – half in French and half in Portuguese – deal with European complicity in economic and social problems in the developing world

Combining the Morna and Coladera styles of Cape Verde with Jazz, Cadence, disco and West African styles, Abel Lima’s output reflected the rich mixture of musical styles and cultures that was (and still is) present in Paris. Both tracks are dancefloor classics.


Sofrito Island Series // Abel Lima e les Sofas 7" // Cape Verde

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Is It Because I'm Black

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DJs Hugo Mendes and Frankie Francis of Sofrito have your summer soundtrack locked down. <i>International Soundclash</i> comes out July 24th, but this should be enough to tide you over until then. 

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From the liner notes for <i>International Soundclash</i>:

The Midnight Groovers, led by local legend Chubby, are one of the most influential and longest running bands to come out of the small but musically fertile island of Dominica. This late ‘70s track is a masterclass in cadence-lypso, mixing an angular cadence rhythm and rolling bassline with ominous synths and a minor key vocal.



Midnight Groovers - O Ti Yo (from Sofrito: International Soundclash)

This Is my 2nd set of my fav Highlife songs... some from Nkrumah times and most from the Burger-Highlife era....which was the time I was born and my parents where kinda hip and having alot of parties back when we were living in South East London. If you like what you hear or didn't hear something you thought you would leave a comment...cas most likely I got it or can get it within a couple of hours. check out my blog where from time to time I post tracks tracks from time to time....... citizins.tumblr.com

Alhaji K.Frimpong -  KyenKyen Bi Adi Mawu

"Obviously dunking on Horace Grant and Michael, in those circumstances, is just an incredible thing to happen. I'm happy I was able to make that play, and I'm fortunate I was in that position where I could make that happen for my team" - John Starks

Is It Because I'm Black

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