Dentro del particular universo femenino de Cabo Verde, Ntóni Denti d'Oro es una excepción musical, poniendo en pie un conjunto (con batería, guitarra y cimboa) que innova a la vez que refleja la conservación de una tradición milenaria. Ritmos vivos, riqueza armónica e improvisación poética son a la postre los protagonistas de este carnaval sonoro.
FECHA DE PUBLICACIÓN
13/04/2018
INTÉRPRETES
Ntóni Denti d’Oro: vocal and drum
Maria de Conceição Tavarès (alias Bena)
Maria Adelaïde de Barros, and Paula Lopes da Veiga (alias Paula Tótó): batukadeira (choir and beating)
Manu Mende: cimboa
Domingos Fernandes (alias Pascoal), Bernardino Fernandes (alias Pitchiu) and José Maria Lima: guitar
Alcindo Santos (alias Djep’s): djembé.
DATOS DE PRODUCCIÓN
These recordings were made on November 11th 1997 by Alain Cheiroux in Mr. Luciano Fernandes Garcia’s courtyard, Ntóni Denti d’Oro’s neighbour in São Domingus, island of Santiago, Cape Verde, during the recording of a radio programme by France Culture about the traditions of batuque and finaçon on the island of Santiago (L’Usage du Monde, broadcast on June 7th 1998). This programme was produced by Jean-Yves Loude and Viviane Lièvre, and directed by Marie-Andrée Armynot. José Maria Veiga has been of precious help by arranging the meeting with Ntóni Denti d’Oro. Carlos Moreira Gonsalves translated the texts from Creole into French and cast light on their meanings. Didier Baumlé and the Centre Culturel Français in Praia also contributed to the success of this recording session. Flights were kindly provided by the Company TACV, Cabo Verde Airlines, without which this CD could not have been realised. Thanks also to Marie-Hélène Fraïssé and Alfredo Carvalho, Luciano Fernandes Garcia, Vladimir Monteiro, Maria Moreira, Jean-Louis Rougé, José Maria Semedo and Daniel Spinola.
Cover photograph: [sitting] Leandra Pereira, Domingas Mendes Correia, Maria de Conceição Tavarès, Maria Adelaïde de Barros, Paula Lopes da Veiga, then Ntóni Denti d’Oro and Manu Mende; [standing] José Maria Lima, Domingos Fernandes, Bernardino Fernandes and two female spectators.
CONTENIDO
01 • Tchani pamôdi? (Tchani, why?)
02 • Baxu cama (Under the Bed)
03 • Santa Catarina
04 • Dotor ki flâ
05 • Sambuna e finaçon
06 • Raforma agrária
07 • Brinca sima minino
1 CD - DDD - 74:33