Pretaluz [Original recording reissued]

Waldemar Bastos | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B00004RD0M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,704 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sofrimento

2. Rainha Ginga

3. Muxima

4. Kuribota

5. Morro Do Kussava

6. Minha Familia

7. Menina

8. Querida Angola

9. Kanguru

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly remarkable and wonderful CD., January 29, 2002

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"robertnicolson" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretaluz (Audio CD)

Waldemar Bastos is from Angola, he sings in Portuguese, he plays the acoustic guitar 'Spanish style', and his music is sprinkled with latin musical phrases.
Whilst it is very common in Africa to hear African music with influences from South America (e.g. La Rumba Congolaise from the Congo and Mbalax from Senegal), it is quite rare to hear Latin influences direct from the former Latin colonial powers, not leastly as there were very few Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Africa. This is why this CD is particularly fascinating.
Although many of the tracks reflect much of the grief and sorrow experienced by Angola over the last 20 years, there are also some very joyful and uplifting tracks.(e.g. tracks 5 & 9)
After hearing this CD, one can't help thinking that notwithstanding the severe ecomomic barriers that restrict the creation & development of African musicians, how many brilliant African musicians have been denied us due to war and social turmoil ?
Great production that does justice to the beauty of the music, by David Byrne (Talking Heads).
This CD is a unique musical experience, treasure it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Magic!, August 1, 2000

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achim (Mainz,Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretaluz (Audio CD)

I came across Waldemar Bastos when he played at the EXPO World Exhibition in Hanover, Germany in July. I was fascinated by his unique blend of african music and latin american/portuguese music.For example he uses a rhythm which is considered to be the african root of the samba. He sings in portuguese, plays a classical acoustic guitar, but the music is truly african, very sad but never heavy and at the gig he sent the entire crowd dancing! This CD might well be his only one generally available and it captures the spirit of the show quite truly. Just listen to the samples and you'll hear!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most wonderful, March 3, 2001

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World Music Fan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretaluz (Audio CD)

When will this man do another CD? I love this CD. It is my favorite among all of my international collection. If you love beautiful African melodies, pleasant emotional singing voices, and the Portuguese language, you must own this CD. Waldemar is a wonderful talent. I hope he comes out with another CD very soon.