• artist:
  Simentera
• country:
  Cape Verde
• release year:
  2000
• style(s): Afro
• formats:
  • audio file
  • CD (Compact Disc)
• record submitted by:
  piranha womex AG (music & IT)
• label:
  piranha womex AG (music & IT)
• publisher:
  piranha womex AG (music & IT)
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Simentera have created their own unique musical vision out of the increasingly familiar strains of Cape Verde music. Mornas, coladeras and funanás are all ingredients of their sound but the whole is something more than simply traditional fare. Played on an array of acoustic instruments, with a trio of lead-singers supported by vibrant ensemble vocal choruses, the inventive and beautiful songs of main songwriter Mário Lúcio Suso and the percussive and vocal influences of what Mario Lucio calls the "hidden element" of the islands' music - Africa - puts Simentera at the cutting edge of Cape Verde roots music.

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