Raez

Simentera | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Melodie (Cit570)
• ASIN: B00000HY4K
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro (Manche)

2. A Mar

3. Codjeta

4. Coracóni

5. Nhâ Code

6. Homenagem

7. Raiz

8. Resposta de Segredu Cu Mar

9. Fómi 47

10. Dia C'tchuva Bem

11. Apili

12. Barro E Voz

13. Sprito Levi

14. Ramboia

15. Coda (Manché)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VÃ"O DE ESPERANÇA, March 11, 2000

By 

Alexandre Jorge (Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raez (Audio CD)

É a primeira vez que escrevo uma mensagem deste tipo. Achei a música extraordinária. Ergue e fortalece a alma.Espero que também gostem.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a Cape Verdean "Association," this group has it all!, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Raiz (Audio CD)

I spent two summers in Cape Verde and from the moment I stepped foot on the island of Santiago (the home of Praia, the capital), I fell in love with Cape Verdean music. While the styles of morna and funana are probably what Cape Verde's most well-known for, Cape Verdean music has a great range. That is evidenced in Raiz by Simentera. Even if you don't understand Cape Verdean Criolo (a mix of West African languages and Portuguese), you'll love the exquisite way in which the group's voices and instruments blend together. I actually heard this album for the first time playing on a PA system in a Cape Verdean grocery store. Considering the impression it made on me then, imagine how great it'll sound on your home stereo!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cabo Verde's Soul in Sound, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Raiz (Audio CD)

With first listening of this disc we were amazed at the incredible blending of voices, music, and rythms.Then after six months of listening we found ourselves immersed in the soundtrack of our year. Simentera seamlessly blends roots of Africa, rythms of Cape Verde into a sound that transcends borders, time and hearts every where we have played the CD. This is a must buy, must share!