ANTOLOGIA VOL. 1 by ÁFRICA NEGRA

SKU122579
ArtistÁFRICA NEGRA
TitleANTOLOGIA VOL. 1
LabelBONGO JOE
Catalog #BJR 056
Tag
ReleaseW 13 - 2022
FormatVinyl - EU2LP
EAN Barcode7640159731566
Import
 € 28,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. vence vitoria
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/01_africa_negra_-_vence_vitoria.mp3
  2. carambola
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/02_africa_negra_-_carambola.mp3
  3. saozinha
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/03_africa_negra_-_saozinha.mp3
  4. epa sa cata pabo manda mum
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/04_africa_negra_-_epa_sa_cata_pabo_manda_mum.mp3
  5. ple can
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/05_africa_negra_-_ple_can.mp3
  6. zun zon pedlelu
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/06_africa_negra_-_zun_zon_pedlelu.mp3
  7. de julho
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/07_africa_negra_-_12_de_julho.mp3
  8. qua na bua nega fa
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/08_africa_negra_-_qua_na_bua_nega_fa.mp3
  9. cumamo bivalemo
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/09_africa_negra_-_cumamo_bivalemo.mp3
  10. pedlelo
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/10_africa_negra_-_pedlelo.mp3
  11. san tome plodozu
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/11_africa_negra_-_san_tome_plodozu.mp3
  12. gina me mu mole
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/bjr_056_antologia_vol__1/12_africa_negra_-_gina_me_mu_mole.mp3

Description

Les Disques Bongo Joe, continuing their work on Sao Tomé and Principe with curator DJ Tom B., announce the release of an anthology of the group África Negra.

This first volume includes 12 of their key tracks, remastered for the occasion and selected only from those officially released on different media. The album is accompanied by printed gatefold sleeve with the original covers and interviews with the band members still with us. A second volume containing only unreleased material, digitized from the studio tapes by their tour manager, and filled with period photos, is expected soon.

Formed in the early 1970s by Horacio, a butcher by trade, and his guitarist friend Emidio Pontes, África Negra is the best known of the great São Tomé and Principe bands. The catchy melodies in the local Forro language, provided by lead singer João Seria, and subtly harmonized by the m menchanting backing vocals of the rest of the band, quickly ensured their influence outside the archipelago. Their incomparable blend of Puxa and Rumba rhythms and subtle melodies made them the most regular touring band from Sao Tome.

Their first album (Aninha) was released in 1981, followed by three more in 1983. They contain an incredible collection of timeless hits and have achieved high ratings on the second-hand market.  Then came the excellent San Lena in 1986, which was unfortunately only released on cassette, but for which we were able to digitize the original tape. In 1990 their last album in vinyl format (Paga me  mmuma cerveja) was released, the rarest. Three CDs and five cassettes followed in the 1990s. Like most São Tomean bands, they recorded their compositions at Radio Nacional STP, the only studio on the island at the time, whose cramped premises forced the big bands to do sessions outside in the courtyard, at night, facing the ocean and in front of their fans.

Reformed around João Seria, the band has recorded three albums since 2012, and has been touring again for a few years, offering, always with the same energy, their frenzied rhythms, their graceful harmonies, their poetry full of social metaphors, and their typical dance steps.

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