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if sound was flavor • • • @analogafrica ARCHIVES (AA No.21) BITORI - The Forbidden Music of The Cape Verde Islands In 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares - better know as #bitori - walks into a studio for the very first time to record a masterpiece which many Cabo Verdean consider to be the best #funana album ever made. The time was ripe to immortalise the sound Bitori had shaped over a time span of four decades. Built around a formidable #rhythmsection , formed of #drummer Grace Evora and #bass player Danilo Tavares, "Bitori Nha Bibinha" was recorded. The recording catapulted Chando Graciosa to stardom, making him #caboverde ́s No.1 interpreter of Funaná. The success in Cabo Verde was phenomenal and Funaná rapidly gained the recognition it deserved, especially in urban #dance clubs. Bitori ́s songs quickly became standards - classics known and loved throughout the country. Funaná, as told by Chando Graciosa himself “To put it simply, Funaná represents the citizens of Cabe Verde, who are defined not by what they own but by what keeps them going : #hope . Funaná celebrates hope and is an ode to life, giving strength to whoever is singing or listening. Funaná encapsulates Cabo Verde in its deepest sense. Funaná is Santiago, Funaná is life” . . . #accordion #morna #coladera #analogafrica #33rpm #music #lp #vinyl #records #vinylcollection #instavinyl #nowspinning #recordstore #onmyturntable #vinylcollector #vinylrecords #vinyloftheday #VinylClub #afrobeat #Vinilo #digginthecrates (at Cartagena, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXNHofYs96y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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**** BITORI **** ** BITOI NHA BIBINHA ** AfroFunk from Cape Verde Island legend of funaná, the forbidden music of the cape verde island (analog africa no. 21)

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Bitori, from censorship to repping Cape Verde's funaná worldwide

Although Bitori’s musical adventure began in 1954 by acquiring a gaita in Sao Tomé and Principe to bring back to Cape Verde, he didn’t achieve major global recognition until two years ago, when his classic album Legend Of Funaná (The Forbidden Music of The Cape Verde Islands) was reissued by German label Analog Africa.

Since then he’s toured more than 13 countries, spreading the infectious and raw rhythm of the funaná genre, a style that was prohibited by the Portuguese colonialists until Cape Verde’s independence in 1975. Now at 80 years old he’s still playing worldwide with equally passionate musicians, as you can watch below.

You can catch Bitori play live this summer at Roskilde festival in Denmark on 5 July.

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"Corações ao alto!" #ohomemdosaco #tikenjahfakoly #oumousangare #bitori #bcuc #capicua #balkanbeatbox #leylamccalla #sopadepedra #fmm17 #kononono1