Charismatic chanteuse Maria De Barros offers a second album, brimming with the island spirit and joie de vivre of Cabo Verde. Continuing on traditional paths with bluesy mornas and salsa-like coladeiras, she also introduces the fresh, meringue-like rhythms of the funana — driven by the ferro, a metallic instrument played with a spoon.
Maria's childhood in West Africa was rich not only with Cabo Verde's ethnic melting pot, but also with French influences evident in her coladeira-tinged rendition of Caresse Moi, a Franco-Caribbean song previously recorded by its composer Marijose Alie.
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