Putumayo Cape Verde (October 12, 1999)
                                                        
1. Chico Malandro - Ana Firmino with Tito Paris
2. Cumba Ietu - Boy Ge Mendes
3. Pays Sol - Nana Matias
4. Nha Fe - Teofilo Chantre
5. Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha - Cesaria Evora
6. Cabinda A Cunene - Bana        
7. Sol Na Tchada - Maria Alice        
8. Injuria - Jose 'Zeca' Neves        
9. Cinderela - Fantcha        
10. Tchon Di Massa Pe - Zeca Di Nha Reinalda/Joao Cirilio/Blick Tchutchy        
11. Nha Cumpadre Faustine - Dulce Matias        
12. Galo Bedjo - Djurumani  

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Similar in scope and tone to Putumayo's Brasileiro collection, Cape Verde presents the music of the islands just 300 miles off West Africa's Senegalese coast. Drawing from Portuguese and African influences, the music of Cape Verde is most often rooted in a sensually languid and rhythmically complex cousin of the blues called morna. Largely popularized on the international scene by the meteoric popularity of Cesaria Evora (who contributes here with "Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha"), Cape Verdean music has enjoyed a wider listenership. This collection, however, cleverly balances the alluring minor key of morna with the lesser-known merry festivity of coladeira, the Cape's party music, and a jazz-tinged dance music called funana. Mysteriously bewitching, Cape Verde is a gorgeous melange of elegant piano, acoustic strings, rousing horn sections, propulsive drumming, flamboyant keyboards, and superb vocalists. --Paige La Grone