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Rabasa
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- country:Cape Verde
- region:West Africa
- style(s):Cape Verde
- label:Coast Company vof
- type:Band
- instrumentation:vocal, percussion, guitar
- artist posted by:Rabasa
Line up
- Angelito Ortet (Vocals, Diatonic Accordion, Percussion)
- Hans de Lange (Drums, Percussion)
- João Ortet (Vocals, Cavaquinho, Guitar, Ferrinho)
- Jorge Ortet (Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica)
- Kabiné Tagus Traoré (Trumpet)
- Paulo Bouwman (Vocals, Guitar)
- Terezinha Fernandes (Vocals, Percussion)
- Tó Ortet (Vocals, Bass Guitar)
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RABASA Music from Cape Verde
Rabasa (Cape Verde)
Rabasa is a typical exponent of the Cape Verdian diaspora. They have lived in the vicinity of the Dutch harbour city of Rotterdam for many years now. In this city the success of a band that is now a respected guest of international podia and festivals, started.
Rabasa plays a variety of genres of the warm Cape Verdean music. The alluring and distinctive vocal sounds of Cape Verdean music, which can be moving one moment and swinging the next, are accompanied by acoustic instruments such as guitar, cavaquinho, diatonic accordion and percussion.
The music of Rabasa is deeply rooted in the musical traditions of Cape Verde. Over the years, Rabasa has developed its own sound based on these traditions. The repertoire takes the listener on a tour of the different genres of Cape Verdean music, from the melancholy morna to the steamy funana.
Rabasa
The Rotterdam-based brothers João, Jorge, Tó and Angelito Ortet come from a farmer’s family from the little village of Rui Vaz on the island of Santiago, and make up the group’s core. Inspired by their older brothers Lindo and Emanuel, they began playing music at a very early age.They performed music and theatre in church and learned the tricks of the trade from their brothers and from playing with the older people in the village.
For many people on Cape Verde, the process of gathering water is a daily ritual, as it was for the Ortet brothers who each day had to trek many kilometres from their house in a breathtaking green mountaintop area to the water source. Rabasa is the name of an old water source near Rui Vaz. This water source played an important role in the Ortet brothers’ childhood years, and so the name Rabasa symbolises the source of the rich Cape Verdean musical traditions, which are the basis and the inspiration for the music of Rabasa.
Rabasa’s origins also lie in Rotterdam, and the city’s multicultural society is reflected in the band members. Alongside the Ortet brothers, the band consists of vocalist Terezinha Fernandes of S. Lourenco dos Orgaos (Santiago), the young, talented Cape Verdean musician Paulo Bouwman, trumpet player Kabiné Traoré (Tagus) of Guinea Conakry, and percussionist Hans de Lange, who was born in Rotterdam. Tagus formerly performed for many years in the legendary group les Ambassadeurs, one of the members of which was Salif Keita. Hans has a rich background in playing Cape Verdean music, having performed extensively with Americo Brito and been featured in concerts in the Netherlands by Bana, Ildo Lobo, Luis Morais, Manuel d’ Novas Djozinha and others. In addition Hans can be heard regularly as percussionist with top band Splash and Gil Semedo the most popular Cape Verdean pop singer. Paulo completed his studies as a guitarist at Codarts' Conservatory in Rotterdam. He is a much sought-after musician of Cape Verdean music (by the likes of Dina Medina and Tito Paris) and other genres (Lilian Vieira). He is also part of the National Orchestra of Cape Verde.
History
At the presentation of their first CD “Rabasa” in La Tentation in Brussels (1999), the concert began before a rapt audience. As the concert continued and Rabasa moved on to the batuque and then the funana, the public could no longer contain itself-- chairs were pushed aside and the party went on for many hours. As it turned out, this ritual was to be repeated at many venues to come.
Rabasa played several important festivals and stages like:
Sfinks festival, België Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Sziget , Budapest, Hongarije Paradiso, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Roots Festival
De Doelen, Rotterdam
Oerol festival Oosterpoort, Groningen
Winternachten, den Haag Vredenburg, Utrecht
Happy Art Festival, Hongarije I Sanat, Istanbul, Turkije
La Musique African, België Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maasticht
Gentse Feesten
Treibhaus, Innsbruck, Oostenrijk
Dunya Festival
Tropen Instituut Theater, Amsterdam
Afrika Festival, Hertme Zuiderpershuis, Antwerpen, België
Uitmarkt, Amsterdam
Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussel, België
Eruit markt, Rotterdam
Rasa, Utrecht
Bevrijdingsfestival, Wageningen
Paard, den Haag
Sail, Amsterdam
Goudse Schouwburg
Boekenbal, Amsterdam Vereniging, Nijmegen
Colours of Ostrava, Tsjechië
Chassé Theater, Breda
Zamek, Poznan, Polen Melkweg, Amsterdam
International Bursa Festival, Turkije Haarlemmerhout Festival
Cemal- Resit Rey, Istanbul Festival Cidade Velha Cabo Verde
Albums
New Album Ora ta pasa
Release januar 22 2016
Coast to Coast
www.coasttocoast.nl
www.triparoundtheworld
The new album "Ora ta pasa" (time is passing) stands for the notion that life is stressful and sometimes we do not allow ourselves to rest, but we also need to enjoy it. The busy nature of life is in part the reason why it took the band members a while before they could release a successor to the previous CD "Portucabo".
On "Ora ta pasa", you will hear festive music, including a song about the culinary delights of multiculturalism as well as a tribute to Grogu, the national Cape Verdean drink made with liquor and sugarcane.
"Ora ta pasa" will also evoke deep thoughts and feelings. It explores themes such as platonic love, cultural crossroads, and living away from homeland and loved ones. It also contains a tribute to the death of one of the best Cape Verdean singers, which symbolises all those who left us during the making of this CD.
This album not only conveys different atmospheres but also different genres of Cape Verdean music. Aside from the magical sound of four brothers singing simultaneously, different musicians emerge as surprising lead singers. Guest musicians on the album include: violinist Aili Deiwiks, trombonist Efe Erdem and cellist Alejandro Sanchez.
Portucabo
Release april 2008
Coast to Coast
The music Rabasa plays is grounded firmly in the Cape Verdian music traditions. Rabasa has developed, on the basis of these traditions, a distinctive hip, rocking, warm and full sound. They use solely acoustical instruments like guitar, cavaquinho, accordion, trumpet and percussion that support the characteristic singing in tasteful, sometimes pop like arrangements. The lyrics and music are mainly written by Rabasa and voice for one part a loving tribute to what is precious to them and for the other part their astonishment over continuous injustice.
Pertu di Bo
Release February 2004
Coast to Coast
Rabasa’s first studio album was highly appreciated by both press and audience. Rabasa with many original compositions in a variety of the musical styles of Cape Verde, such as morna, coladeira, funana, batuque, mazurka and tabanka. The alluring and distinctive vocal sounds of Cape Verdean music, moving one moment and then swinging the next, are accompanied on acoustic instruments such as guitar, cavaquinho, accordion and percussion and trumpet. Guitarist Lindo Ortet is featured as a special guest performer on this CD.
Rabasa
Fonti Musicali
www.fontimusicali.com
Rabasa’s first CD, recorded live at Igreja Nossa Senhora da Paz, the Portuguese-language church in Rotterdam.