VA - Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe Sounds (70s - 80s) (2020)
FLAC tracks | 1:24:10 | 559 Mb
Genre: World, Folk / Label: Bongo Joe
The two Portuguese-speaking African islands of Sao Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined mixture of various musical components from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. A blend of Semba, Merengue, Kompas, Soukouss, Coladeira patterns, often pushing forward with a voodoo-like energy, solid bass lines, delicate melodies and backing harmonies of the rich Sao Tomean melodic traditions.