Notes: | Ceremonial music (principally sambuna) from Cape Verde. Words and music by Nha Mita Pereira. Compact disc. Program notes by Viviane Lièvre and Jean-Yves Loude in French with English and Portuguese translations and partial lyrics in Creole with translations or summaries in French, English, and Portuguese (32 p. : map) inserted in container. Josefa Mendes Pereira, alias, Nha Mita Pereira, lead singer ; batucadeiras choir (Joana Mendes de Oliveira, Rita Gomes Tavares, Celina Mendes Lopes, Maria Jesus Dias de Pina, Maria Conceição, Olivia Gomes Pereira, Antonieta Gomes Lopes Pereira, Joana da Silva, Maria da Luz Furtada Fernandes, Juliana Mendes Correia, Delfina Gomes Furtado, vocal, percussion, hand clapping ; Manuel Lopes Pereira, batucador). Recorded Nov. 1, 1998 in Espinho Branca, Santiago, Cape Verde. Sung in Santiago Creole.
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