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4.0 out of 5 stars
Golden tooth, golden music, November 28, 2003
This review is from: Cape Verde (Audio CD)
N'toni denti D'Oro (= Antonio with the golden tooth) is the only male performer of the old Capeverdean tradition of batuku. Here, he presents this style in both it varieties, sambuna and finason.
His group includes the rare cimboa, a one-string fiddle, which very few knows how to play properly today. N'toni (77 years old) is the rock star of the batukaderas - I saw him on a concert in Cape Verde - impressing! The girls were shaking, drumming to his directions.
The lyrics in batuku are about historical matters and more educational or moral advice. N'toni sticks to tradition. He prefers to stay away from politics. This is a very good introduction into batuku. I also recommend: Terrero's CD: Xubenga.
Want to know more about batuku? http://home.no.net/oaa/batuku.htm
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