VA - Synthesize The Soul Astro​ ​Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973​-​1988 (2017)

In Cape Verde, we had no access to electronic instruments, said Tchiss Lopes, a Cape Verdean singer based in Rome. In Europe, we had access, but we had to adapt. Audiences expected electronic sounds, but we still stayed true to our sound. In the 1980s, that feeling transpired across Lisbon, Paris, Rotterdam, and Boston, as one the largest waves of migration from a single country, propelled by political instability and economic uncertainty, sent thousands of Cape Verdeans to the West’s cities.

Track List:

1. Nhú De Ped´Bia - Nós Criola 5:15
2. Pedrinho - Nanda 4:52
3. Tulipa Negra - Corpo Limpo 6:24
4. Manuel Gomes - Jelivrà Bo Situaçon 02:59
5. Val Xalino - Dança Dança T'Manche 5:30
6. Jovino Dos Santos - Bo Ta Cool 3:41
7. Abel Lima - Farmacia 4:12
8. Elisio Gomes & Joachim Varela - Chuma Lopes 5:48
9. Narciso "Tchiss" Lopes - É Bô Problema 3:28
10. Americo Brito - Babylon 79 3:31
11. José Casimiro - Djozinho Cabral 05:06
12. Nho Balta - Posse Bronck 2:25
13. Kola - Lameirao 5:19
14. Cabo Verde Show - Nova Coladeira 3:30
15. Tam Tam 2000 - Melhor Futuro 3:49
16. Pedrinho - Chema 3:11
17. Dionisio Maio - Mie Fogo 3:46
18. Bana - Canta Cu Alma Magoada 3:36