Episode Seven: Mudjeres di Muzika with Candida Rose
In this episode, Candida and Ruby have a one-on-one conversation about Cape Verdean women in the musical scene, drawing on her published chapter, “Kriolas di Muzika: Not Just for Men Anymore” in the Kriolas Poderozas edited collection. Topics of conversation include: the importance of “saying the names” of women musicians; the relationship between gender, vocality, and instrumentation; the community leadership of batukadeiras; and Kriola artists that you can support right now! Digressions include: the pain of writing long articles, Ella Fitzgerald’s many vocal identities, impostor syndrome, and lots of laughter!
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REFERENCES AND SOURCES
Order your copy of the Kriolas Poderozas edited collection, put together by Dr. Aminah F. Pilgrim and Dr. Terza Silva Lima-Neves, with a contribution from Candida Rose: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793634894/Cabo-Verdean-Women-Writing-Remembrance-Resistance-and-Revolution-Kriolas-Poderozas
The website for the annual Poderoza conference: https://www.poderozaconference.com/
Shawnn Monteiro, You Are There: https://open.spotify.com/album/14F2xNfRbusX7ZJtnPWd0e?si=dTVrRfg2TU6h-CYAzYG1sw
Nha Nacia Gomi, “Nha Rama” : https://open.spotify.com/track/5vhuNUXmISf9x8qMFoMOri?si=03c1ba568a6e4429
Tété Alhinho, Voz: https://open.spotify.com/album/0iujDwGoRd0dhPwhY548lE?si=O9kFGIwxSeagPDoKlAgruw
Celina Pereira, “Saude” : https://open.spotify.com/track/0UIz2ie5XVRwuPd3KvuCtg?si=79e7ef561a634f88
Women in World Jazz, A Tribute To Women Artists: https://open.spotify.com/album/5QD7psgfXK6DOhKTbSv6IK?si=MHLdcRGNQLKTJhgQGEBuJA
New Orleans women brass players: DeCoste, Kyle. 2017. “Street Queens: New Orleans Brass Bands and the Problem of Intersectionality.” Ethnomusicology 61(2): 181-206.
Further resources on instrumentation, voice, & gender:Clawson, Mary Ann. 1999. “When Women Play the Bass.” Gender & Society 13(2):193-210
Doubleday, Veronica. 2008. “Sounds of Power: An Overview of Musical Instruments and Gender.” Ethnomusicology Forum 17(1):3-39.
Sheila E., “Bemba Colorá” : https://open.spotify.com/album/7MOMmE6Dc6H6ZOzUW6SCug?si=RIUjj9e1RXmxkwtas2Btyg
Black Diamond Queens: Mahon, Maureen. 2020. Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Ella Fitzgerald showing off her scat skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GUmxnYheK0
Shantal Teixeira, a.k.a Shantel C., “Bo Storia”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xp37v1ey4
Gardenia Benros, Bo Kin Kre: https://open.spotify.com/album/1KPFXmyVEFHxwZnXmZEe52?si=6e6_p4-RTt2eY-JzM3qVPg
Titina, Cruel Destino: https://open.spotify.com/album/0KfRjhaFXLxI8nsjWiYyR6?si=qpcCCawkRc6iSE-YecNfTQ
Sãozinha, “Hora de Bai” - https://open.spotify.com/track/52gNmoro177i8vDcnhbQbi?si=d7322f01ba2b463e
Danielle Andrews, “Sister I’m Here Now”: https://open.spotify.com/track/2eM3iwiHAr8zfF2XF3mpaH?si=8e7b54f77e4f4131
“Afro Blue,” performed by Candida Rose: https://open.spotify.com/track/58gtbmy4ga91z132NakdXK?si=df8d51e1c52e4137
Teté Alhinho, “Dia C’Tchuva Bem” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcbnv__zxNo
Maria de Barros, “Reggadera” - https://youtu.be/MJ6rqOlIyRU?feature=shared
The Cape Verdean Online Museum (Compiled by Glaúcia Nogueira, Djinho Barbosa, the Pedro Pires Institute, & many other collaborators!): Cabo Verde e a Música: https://www.caboverdeamusica.online/
CANDIDA’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KRIOLA ARTISTS:
~Maria de Barros, Morabeza: https://open.spotify.com/album/272d7VkvWhrGnGAg4N1i4G?si=FePKUwKBQt6AeUnwpTnozA
~Lura, “Fitiço di Funaná”: https://open.spotify.com/track/13R5bqxFk8uXyqSY8UPjFk?si=236cdfe35e234166
~Mayra Andrade, “Lua” (batuku style song): https://open.spotify.com/track/1lSXGx6lv6QAQMyXpuXX44?si=a6cdaade2cba43d0
RUBY’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KRIOLA ARTISTS:
~Carmen Souza, Creology: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U4bl1O6qPThJtmrr5XWJu?si=NuLzFk9iTmuQuvuiSUbfiA
~Rosa Mestre, Solera D’Nha Vida: https://open.spotify.com/album/7pI2DpI27izgc3baptJfYV?si=x0qvNxmORLq2wYXXS0hkpA
-New Release: “Fofokera” - https://open.spotify.com/track/4g1BMdk26CBZHmhxcEvSz4?si=e5c2420e1ace4a03
~Candida Rose, “Spirit Dance:” https://open.spotify.com/track/5erteoaklhx6rnm710afaZ?si=26a3c5a69ccf4400
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Our theme music, used with direct permission, is “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Bandcamp: https://goldenrosemusic.bandcamp.com/track/kabu-verdi-un-dia-cabo-verde-one-day. Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon.
With permission from Tal Shalom-Kobi, this episode featured a cover of “Dia C’Tchuva Bem” arranged and performed by Women in World Jazz in 2021. This arrangement showcases Candida Rose on vocals, Tal Shalom-Kobi on bass, Ririka Tokushige on flute and saxophone, Diane Gately on drums, and Laurie Goldsmith on guitar. The song, written by Tete Alhinho, was originally performed by Simentera and released on the 1994 album Music from Cape Verde, copyrighted and published in 1994 by Caprice.
We also got permission from Orkka International to use Rosa Mestre’s song “F’ca Na Tchon,” which was from her 2018 album, Solera D’Nha Vida. The album is copyrighted by Ot’Era Recording Studios, and was written by Glanzer Ramos.
Candida Rose gave permission for the use of “Spirit Dance,” a song on her latest album, Here I AM! Candida wrote and performed the song as a vocalist, with woodwind instrumentation by Emmanuel Escobar and percussion by Sidy Maiga. Copyright is CaboAmericana Publishing, 2023.
Finally, the episode features some of Candida’s scatting over the changes for “Sodade,” a traditional Cape Verdean song whose authorship is still contested. This excerpt comes from a performance by Candida with the KabuJazz ensemble in May of 2023. Used with permission.
FIND US
Candida Rose -
Website: https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
Get Candida’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/KabuMerikanus-Exploring-United-Musical-Connection/dp/B0CRZJ89GN
To check out more of Ruby’s work, go to: https://rubyerickson.com/
The Capeverdean American Community Development Center, where we record most of our episodes, has a website you can check out:
https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/.
Thanks to Brown University’s Swearer Center for funding this 2nd season of the podcast through their Mini-Grant program. Check them out here: https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/swearer/
Thank you also to the Brown University Music Department for loaning us the recording materials for this podcast!
Orkka International Website:
https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode Six: Leaving a Legacy with Tiny Tavares
In this episode, Candida and Ruby interview Tiny Tavares, member of the soul-R&B supergroup the Tavares and carrier of the Fox Point Cape Verdean legacy. Topics of conversation include: Tiny’s efforts to revive the musical sounds core to the midcentury Fox Point neighborhood in Providence; the perils of genre categorization; Tiny’s experiences with diversity and racism in cosmopolitan Fox Point and throughout his world travels; Tiny’s vocal technique and Tavares’ harmonies; and the meaning of “legacy.” Digressions include: the relationship between paratroopers and Doo-Wop music; how Tiny got his name; finding joy and humor in moments of grief; and other exclusive content.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
To see more from Tiny, you can check out:
~The Tavares website: https://tavares-brothers.com/
~Tiny’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010936814264
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
Watch Flash Tavares and Vickie Vieira perform (film by Claire Andrade-Watkins, SPIA Media): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuBG3oFL6Ss
Vickie Vieira, featured on the album So Sabi: Cape Verdean Music from New England
~”Amor da Mae” : https://open.spotify.com/track/0OwEQ0chfxDYfhqUvHpDHB?si=8e0de297bc4f45a5
~”So Sabi” : https://open.spotify.com/track/339z3jMZmBIYBmDlxfodZz?si=ceec2bc78eb04bfa
Flash on So Sabi - “Flash’s Medley” : https://open.spotify.com/track/4fWIuCAcpUaCM02ar43fAi?si=8e1bf40f4c924d97
Kriol Jazz Festival: https://krioljazzfestival.com/
Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican? - documentary about Fox Point history: https://spiamedia.com/films/some-kind-of-funny-porto-rican/
An oral history with Flash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd5P-g7kf80
Histories of Cape Verdean migration as audible in CV music - Hurley-Glowa, Susan. “Walking Between the Lines: Cape Verdean Musical Communities in North America.” The World of Music 4, no. 2 (2015): 57–81.
The Four Tops - “Baby I Need Your Loving” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOntQocGWk
The Moon Glows - “Over and Over Again” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFnyMVC7H7Q
The Harptones - “My Memories of You” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaPy5mUKeM
The Flamingos - “I Only Have Eyes for You” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrzusdilnKQ
The Tune Weavers - “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfy18ynhWNU
More on Cabo Verde’s history of enslavement: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/26/1201683059/the-small-island-nation-of-cabo-verde-was-once-a-hub-for-slave-trading
For more on playing club gigs: Bruce A. MacLeod. Club Date Musicians: Playing the New York City Party Circuit. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993.
How can one vocalist contain vocal multitudes? See: Katherine Meizel. Multivocality: Singing on the Borders of Identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
For more about Flash, Vickie, and other Cape Verdean American musicians, check out Candida’s new book, KabuMerikanus - the Sum of US: Exploring The Cabo Verde – United States Musical Connection and Legacy :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRZJ89GN?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Our theme music, used with direct permission from Candida Rose, is “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Bandcamp: https://goldenrosemusic.bandcamp.com/track/kabu-verdi-un-dia-cabo-verde-one-day. Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon.
The rest of this episode’s music is used with direct permission from Tiny Tavares.
The “Lembrança / Sacramente / Sodade” medley featured performances by Flash Tavares and Vickie Vieira. “Sacramente” was originally written by Flash Tavares, in the early 1950s; the authorship of “Sodade” remains a matter of debate, but is a traditional Cape Verdean morna; “Lembrança” is also a traditional morna. Flash’s CDs and tapes were produced by Tiny Tavares and recorded on Flash’s personal tape recorders.
Tiny sent us a rare recording of Flash Tavares scatting on/improvising over “What You Won’t Do For Love” by Bobby Caldwell, from his 1978 album of the same name. This song was written by Caldwell and by Alfons Fernando Kettner; and was produced and performed by Caldwell. Flash did the scatting at Christine's family restaurant and lounge In West Dennis, MA.
“Check it Out” is from the Tavares’ 1973 album of the same name. The song was written by Floyd Butler and Billy Osborne, produced by Robert Bowles, and performed by the Tavares Brothers, with lead vocals by Victor Tavares. Copyright Capitol Records.
“Don’t Take Away the Music” is from the Tavares’ 1976 album, Sky High. The song was written by Christine Perren, Freddie Perren, and Keni St. Lewis, produced by Freddie Perren, and performed by the Tavares, featuring the vocals of Butch & Tiny Tavares. Copyright Capitol Records.
FIND US
Candida Rose -
Website: https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
To check out more of Ruby’s work, go to: https://rubyerickson.com
The Capeverdean American Community Development Center, where we record most of our episodes, has a website you can check out:
https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/.
Thanks to Brown University’s Swearer Center for funding this 2nd season of the podcast through their Mini-Grant program. Check them out here: https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/swearer/
Thank you also to the Brown University Music Department for loaning us the recording materials for this podcast!
ORKKA International:
Website: https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode Five: DJing the Black Atlantic with Big Joe
In this episode, Candida and Ruby interview Joe DaMoura, also known as DJ Big Joe, who has worn many hats in the Cape Verdean / American community: host of the radio show Cape Verdean Afro Beat, live DJ, Director of the Cape Verdean Museum, and documentary filmmaker. Topics of interest include: and how the Black Atlantic history of Cape Verdean music can help us make sense of newer genres like cabo-zouk, Kriolu rap, and Cape Verdean reggae; whether or not DJing can be considered “live music;” and the technological modifications that Joe has made to his turntables, from cassette to computer. The conversation digresses into such topics as: what it’s like to DJ for teenagers at age 50; Big Joe’s ideal playlist; and radio listeners dancing in their living rooms.
DJ Big Joe’s Personalized Playlist:
A CLASSIC:
“Yota Barela,” Kodé di Dona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhap2MwBtOA
A FRESH HIT:
“Mundo,” PCC, feat. Kandengue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH4sWexi2TE
A HEARTFELT TUNE:
“Nunca Bu Amam,” Ló de Pina:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgvj6UzX45U
Episode Five Transcription Download
EPISODE RESOURCES
To see more from Joe, you can head to his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@djbigjoe5725
Or, see him in person at the Cape Verdean Museum, now located in Pawtucket, RI -- he’ll gladly give you a tour: https://capeverdeanmuseum.org/
Joe’s documentary films, “Nos Stória di Rabeladus” (“Our Story of the Rabeladus,” with English subtitles) and “Nos Stória di Kampo Konsentrasao na Tarrafal” (“Our Story of the Tarrafal Concentration Camp”) are also available on his YouTube channel.
To listen live on Saturday afternoons to Cape Verdean Afro Beats, now hosted by Amadeu Semedo, head to the WRIU website: https://wriu.org/.
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
Bulimundo and the Funaná Revolution: https://afropop.org/articles/pour-me-a-grog-thefunan%C3%A1-revolt-in-1990s-cabo-verde
About musical suppression during colonization: Cidra, Rui. 2018. “Cabral, Popular Music and the Debate on Cape Verdean Creoleness.” Postcolonial Studies 21: 4 (December): 433–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/13688790.2018.1542575.
Controversy and conversation about cabo-zouk: Hoffman, JoAnne. 2008. “Diasporic Networks, Political Change, and Cabo-Zouk Music.” In Transnational Archipelago: Perspectives on Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora. Edited by Luís Batalha and Jørgen Carling. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 205-220. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46msd4.
Transdiasporic musical adaptations: Sieber, Timothy. 2005. “Popular Music and Cultural Identity in the Cape Verdean Postcolonial Diaspora.” Etnografica 9 (1): 123–48.
Gilroy, Paul. 1993. The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
About Cidade Velha - https://www.ovpm.org/city/cidade-velha-cape-verde/
Grace Évora, “Imovel” (cabo-zouk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r727lTfesTY
Musical connections between Cabo Verde and Brazil: Dias, Juliana Braz. 2011. “Cape Verde and Brazil Musical Connections.” Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology 8: 95–116. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1809-43412011000100004.
Cesária Évora, “Carnaval de São Vicente” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylEOekG0d0
More on the history of Cape Verdean Atlantic musical circulations: Hurley-Glowa, Susan. 2015. “Cape Verdeans in the Atlantic: The Formation of Kriolu Music and Dance Styles on Ship and in Port.” African Music 10(1): 7–30.
A couple of Djim Job’s takes on reggae:
~“Nem Si” :
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Bf3z9Xu27BD9graTtGoFm?si=9343ec8e903247c5
~”Notícia” : https://open.spotify.com/track/2OlvvZXuFEeonnyzdnqDPd?si=a6c8463e37c34e7e
Listen to Cabo Verde Brockton Heat radio: https://www.brocktonheat.com/
Rabeka music, a fiddling style from Cabo Verde:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU4I5xROkAc
Talaia baxu, a genre from the island of Fogo: https://youtu.be/aMUlkWX9O40
Debates around “liveness:” Braz Dias, Juliana. 2014. “Live Music in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Cape Verde.” In People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South. Edited by Keith Hart and John Sharp. 130-149. New York: Berghahn Books.
The art of turntableism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPpww37_f4
The obsession with records: Bohlman, Andrea F., and Peter McMurray. 2017. “Tape, or, Rewinding the Phonographic Regime.” Twentieth-Century Music 14(1): 3-24.
Cape Verdeanness & American Blackness – Sánchez Gibau, Gina. 2005. “Contested Identities: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity in the Cape Verdean Diaspora.” Identities 12 (3): 405–38.
Tarrafal: https://www.wmf.org/project/tarrafal-concentration-camp
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
“Notícia,” performed by Djim Job on his album Amor & Música (2016). Copyright Music of Job & ORKKA International; recorded at Ot’era Recording Studio
Our theme music, used with direct permission, is “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Bandcamp: https://goldenrosemusic.bandcamp.com/track/kabu-verdi-un-dia-cabo-verde-one-day. Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon.
FIND US
Candida Rose -
Website: https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
To check out more of Ruby’s work, go to: https://rubyerickson.com
The Capeverdean American Community Development Center (CACD), where we record most of our episodes (although this one was at the Museum), has a website you can check out:
https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/.
CACD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UC4CACD/
A final THANK YOU to the Swearer Center at Brown University for giving us a grant to pay for Season 2 of Sounds from the Eleventh Star, and to the Brown University Music Department for loaning us the recording materials!
ORKKA International:
Website: https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode Four: Talentu na Terreru: Musical Collaboration and Cape Verdean Revolutionary History
In this episode, Candida and Ruby interview members of the dynamic musical collective known as Terreru Music, and feature the music research of Cape Verdean American student Zoey Rosa. Topics of interest include: the complicated and rewarding process of musical collaboration, what it was like to witness the funaná revolution in Cape Verde, and re-sounding the voices of musical ancestors.
Digressions include: Calu di Guida’s ever-increasing number of compositions, the influence of rumba and mbalax in Terreru’s music, and the Cape Verdean tree that flourishes without water.
Episode Four Transcription Download
EPISODE RESOURCES
You can learn more about Terreru and each of its members at their website:
https://terreru.wordpress.com/
Their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-GLHaYrch50joLGeAiu4Q/playlists
And on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/terrerumusic
Also, check out the Virtual Museum of Cape Verdean Music that Djinho has been collaborating on [note: in Portuguese]: https://www.caboverdeamusica.online/
Other References:
Djinho’s first solo project, “Trás di Son” : https://soundcloud.com/sondisantiagu
Mayra Andrade, “Lua” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayjr5K5MFos
Cesária Évora, “Sodade” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx4z9V2hydQ
And lyrics, with translation: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sodade-longing.html
Our previous explanations of the history of São Tomé and Príncipe:
Ano Nobo, “Lena:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0JqAsbWew
Kodé di Dona, “Costa Só Seta:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qef3fFDblr8
Bulimundo, “Febri Funaná:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-HYcdOHak
Kaká Barboza, “Dimokransa:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5p0MI9BtFk
Bembeya Jazz National, “Beni barale:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiOmnUBsMU
Rumba: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/congolese-rumba-01711
The sound of Funanbá: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKv5qTqglGQ
Kaká Barboza, “Kor di Fodjada:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXKAFigYnPk
Mbalax: https://afropop.org/articles/patricia-tang-on-mbalax
Sources Cited & Consulted:
Carlos Alberto “Katchás” Martins: https://muzzicaltrips.blogspot.com/2013/06/carlos-alberto-martins-broda-funana.html
More on Katchás [in Portuguese]: https://www.caboverdeamusica.online/katchas/
Afropop Worldwide, Funaná Liberation: https://afropop.org/articles/pour-me-a-grog-the-funan%C3%A1-revolt-in-1990s-cabo-verde
Amílcar Cabral. 1973. “National Liberation and Culture.” In Return to the Source: Selected Speeches of Amilcar Cabral, edited by Africa Information Service, 39–56. New York: Monthly Review Press.
Kaká Barboza: https://expressodasilhas.cv/opiniao/2020/05/12/um-pouco-do-kaka-barboza-que-fica-entre-nos/69364
Find Ruby: https://rubyerickson.com
Find Candida Rose:
https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
Theme Music: “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Apple music, Spotify, or Amazon.
Other Music in this Episode:
-Candida Rose’s cover of “Sodade” on her 2006 album, KabuMerikana: The Sum of ME. Original song written by Amandio Cabral and Luis Morais, copyright Amandio Cabral. Originally published by Africa Nostra, Editions de Bertholene, Sony Music Publishing. Used by permission. Production and Arrangement of Candida’s cover by Djim Job. Publication by CaboAmericana Publishing, ASCAP.
-“Fri Son,” Djinho Barboza, Trás di Son.
Music: Djinho Barbosa
Lyrics: Poem, “Finason” by Kaká Barbosa
Arrangement: Djinho Barbosa & Hernani Almeida
Theme for Lalitcha and Calu Santos
DJINHO BARBOSA: Synth. Piano, Strings, Voice
NHELAS SPENCER & HERNANI ALMEIDA: Nylon guitar
LENINE BARBOSA, CLAUDIA BARBOSA, & XIOMARA BARBOSA: Voice
KIM ALVES: Programming of Drumming & Percussion
-“Catchás,” Terreru, Refleson - by Calu di Guida, arrangement by Terreru
Calu di Guida – Lead Vocal, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar
Djoy Amado – Lead Vocal, Backing Vocals
Maruka Tavares – Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Ferinhu
Djinho Barbosa – Backing Vocals, Keyboard, Bass
Patrick Simard – Drums
-“Kauberdianu,” Terreru, TestaSon - lyrics by Calu di Guida, music and arrangement by Terreru
Maruka Tavares – Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Djinho Barbosa – Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion
Claude Rinaldin Daden Beaubrun - Drums, Percussion
CACD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UC4CACD/
and Website: https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/
Orkka International:
Website: https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Collaboration Statement
Further Information on the Making of this Podcast / What does “collaboration” mean?
Written by Ruby Erickson
Candida and I use the term “collaboration” to describe this podcast project for two major reasons: firstly, because it grew out of conversations we had with one another around how to make sure research done in communities reaches those communities and highlights community voices; and secondly, because we host it together and our decisions around topics and guests are made collectively. It is also “collaborative” in that we depend on various community organizations to make the podcast possible: Orkka International, the Capeverdean American Community Development Center, the Cape Verdean Museum, etc. Finally, it is “collaborative” in that it is one of many elements of an ongoing relationship and project of research between myself and Cabo Verdean / American interlocutors – I come into this work with a great attachment to and desire to support this community’s musical life.
All this being said, it is important to be transparent that the podcast’s production is not a perfect 50-50 split. Candida is incredibly busy, and the grant money we have obtained to fund this podcast cannot compensate her to do the amount of work necessary for a perfectly even divide. So, we’ve reached a compromise. While we have ongoing conversations about themes and guests for our podcasts, I am largely responsible for scripting the podcasts – coming up with the introductions and questions that guide our conversation – with feedback from Candida. Throughout the course of a given podcast, I work from this script and Candida helps to shape the conversation in the moment, bringing in new insights and oftentimes turning the conversation in new directions. I am also responsible for the post-production of the podcast, which I edit in order to distill the conversation to its most engaging 30-45 minutes; I also add music, and side explanations, as necessary. This means that I am necessarily curating what is said, although I do my best to maintain the intent of what each person brings to the conversation, and don’t shy away from moments of disagreement or different points of view. I always get a final approval from Candida and any interviewees before publishing a given podcast episode. Finally, any written materials around the podcast (transcriptions, descriptions) are my own work and are meant to supplement a collective conversation.
Thanks for reading – we hope you enjoy the podcast!
Episode Three: Calu di Guida, Konpozitor Kriativu
In this zoom interview, Ruby and Candida speak with talented composer and musician Calu di Guida, who hails from São Domingus in Santiago. We chat about the spiritual dimensions of batuku; how compositions can speak to ecological realities; and the energy, or “velocity,” built within the tereru circle as batuku is performed. Diversions include the parallels between batuku culture bearers and griots, new compositional collaborations between all of us, and what a zoom call has in common with building a cooking fire (pédra-fogon).
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Though Calu indicated in the episode that you can learn the most about him by word of mouth, you can also check out his compositions in the following places:
Terreru group: https://terreru.wordpress.com/
Gutty Duarte, “Amor Incondicional” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2yV7o5Trxk
Vargas Monteiro, “Consedju” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX0a9iau9aM&list=PLXc66K_BFT5puVJ_sTGnveOGFZaARz76w&index=5
Other References:
Codé di Dona, “Nha Rufan Barela” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TErO_rOrnII
Ano Nobo, “Lena” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0JqAsbWew
Zé Galvão - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhlCGpAt8bA
Nha Nacia Gomi, “Nha Rama” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_01UNJ3jqc
Nho Ntoni Denti D’Oru, “Tchani Pamodi?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdpbIZP8NbI
Nha Balila, “Têm Valor” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-rLs_CRZlw
Rosa Mestre, Solera D’Nha Vida - https://open.spotify.com/album/7pI2DpI27izgc3baptJfYV?si=N10Syv_NQPGdymEKjkGG_A
Candida Rose, “Afro Blue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUs9ILyj3NI
Tareza Fernandes, queen of batuku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCP8wO1Lj5A
Norberto Tavares, “Mundo sta di Bonita”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH4NexQVMFg
Romeu di Lurdis, “Txitxaru Fresku” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7-RI0gWZc8
Sources Cited:
Braz Dias, Juliana. 2014. “Live Music in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Cape Verde.” In People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South. 130-149. Edited by Keith Hart and John Sharp. New York: Berghahn Books. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/brown/detail.action?docID=1644376.
Cidra, Rui. 2018. “Cabral, Popular Music and the Debate on Cape Verdean Creoleness.” Postcolonial Studies 21: 4 (December): 433–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/13688790.2018.1542575.
Hurley-Glowa, Susan. 2021. Songs for Cabo Verde: Norberto Tavares’s Musical Visions for a New Republic. Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1q16rgh.1.
And Journey of a Badiu, documentary film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCsAmpehCA
Ouattara, Issiaka. 2018. “The Griots of West Africa: Oral Tradition and Ancestral Knowledge.” In Constructing the Pluriverse: the Geopolitics of Knowledge. 151-165. Edited by Bernd Reiter. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478002017-008.
Find Candida Rose:
https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
Theme Music: “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Apple music, Spotify, or Amazon.
Music in this Episode:
“Tchuba,” performed by vocalist Rosa Mestre. Composed by Carlos “Calu di Guida” Moreno. Kalu Monteiro on drums, Kim Alves on guitar, Djim Job on bass and percussion, and Ana Paula Songs & MariJo Monteiro on background vocals. Song for the album Solera D’Nha Vida, recorded at Ot’era recording studio. Produced by Djim Job for Music of Job and Djon Ramos for Orkka International. P&C 2018 Orkka International & Music of Job. Find it on Apple music, Spotify, or Amazon.
“Afro Blue,” originally composed by Mongo Santamaría and Oscar Brown, Jr., performed by vocalist Candida Rose, with Javon Jackson on saxophone, Santi Debriano on upright bass, Claudio Ramos on keyboard, and Kalu Monteiro on percussion and background vocals. Co-production by Notera Productions and Candida Rose for Golden Rose Music. On the 2006 album Kabu’Merikana: the Sum of Me, published by CaboAmericana Publishing.
CACD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UC4CACD/
and Website: https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/
Orkka International:
Website: https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode Two: Lutchinha Leite, Magnificent Mornista
In this second interview, Candida and Ruby chat with renowned vocalist Lutchinha, known for her tender morna singing, as well as her lively interpretations of coladeira and samba. Topics of conversation range from music as a practice of mutual aid to Lutchinha’s musical inheritance of the song she calls her anthem: “Castaninha.” Diversions include prodigious youth musicians in Cabo Verde and Lutchinha’s Carnaval costuming practices.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Find/Follow Lutchinha as the channel “lutchinha official” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkT_4z6QG1G8qMW0bjs57Q
Here, you can see videos from her newest album, Convivência, including the titular song, “Longe de Vista,” and “Ropsódia de Mornas.”
To hear more of Lutchinha’s beautiful voice:
“Pila Pila” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_5Aafm-iLI
“Xam Canta” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef1M-IA-zSk
Performing on Kintal Kultural - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XeiZ6r51SI
Other References:
Tchindas, documentary about trans Cape Verdeans and Carnaval in São Vicente, by Mark Serena: https://www.tchindas.com/homepage/tchindas/
Titina, “Trás d’Horizonte” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VijuqDXjo_o
Cesária Évora, “Carnaval de São Vicente,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjaKXtM3dqM
Jacqueline Fortes, “Dia de Suspansse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diIm5jfMSMs
Ildo Lobo, “Incondicional” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZqvz6GaNH8
Kiddye Bonz, “BE4” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_W92Gv8RKI
Sources Cited:
Bauman, Richard. 1984. Verbal Art as Performance. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
Coli, Waltraud Berger, and Richard A. Lobban. 1990. The Cape Verdeans in Rhode Island: A Brief History. Rhode Island Ethnic Heritage Pamphlet Series. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Heritage Commission & the Rhode Island Publications Society.
Dias, Juliana Braz. 2011. “Cape Verde and Brazil Musical Connections.” Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology 8 (June): 95–116. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1809-43412011000100004.
Hurley-Glowa, Susan. 2021. Songs for Cabo Verde: Norberto Tavares’s Musical Visions for a New Republic. Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer.
Lima-Neves, Terza Alice Silva. 2016 “D’Nos Manera - Gender, Collective Identity and Leadership in the Cape Verdean Community In the United States.” Journal of Cape Verdean Studies 1(1): 57–82.
Music Performed in this Episode: “Castaninha,” composed Sep. 17, 1955 by Lutchinha’s father, Antônio Santcha, and dedicated to her mother Nita. Produced by Lutchinha Leite. Musical production by Zé Timas and Tony Azevedo, recorded at Platinum Studio by Kiki Mendes. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n46l9zmLx_g
Orkka International:
https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode One: J.L. Santos Spencer, Violan Virtuoso
In their first interview episode, Candida and Ruby speak with the illustrious guitarist, vocalist, journalist, and radio personality J.L. Santos Spencer. Together, they discuss musical sentimento (sentiment), different styles of funaná, Spencer’s compositional skills, and how music can build solidarity and connection internationally. Digressions include Spencer’s moments as a guitar hero, the Brazilian cuíca, and the moment when Spencer’s “radio voice” was discovered—at age 14.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Find and Enjoy Spencer’s music on his YouTube Channel, @jlsantosspencer5463 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSyckM3Uqt9e3IBgq0kOuA
Or on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jlsspencer
To hear some of Spencer’s unique musical compositions:
Serenata de Amor, featuring music by Spencer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M196bxQBkbo
Magda Évora, “Amor Infinito” - composed by Spencer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_o0t9MDTmo
Candida Rose Baptista, “Sodade,” arranged by Spencer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSLy5Ou0XU
To see Spencer play guitar behind his head, go to 05:35 on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vECcfahLXBY
Other Artists/Music we Referenced:
“Finarap” - Cikay Las and Princezito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxkl152Gkg
“To’ Martins” - Zeca di Nha Reinalda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOk0vU-6Iis
“Na Ri Na” - Lura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmL2Il2sGto
“Fomi Quaranti-seti” - Kode di Dona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xMykuAtSDM
“Dimokransa” - Kaká Barbosa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5p0MI9BtFk
“Hora di Bai” (“Morna de despidida”) - Sãozinha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0NkAmUEqNc
“Mexe-Mexe” - Bana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIYCdg0Nds0
Hermínia da Cruz Fortes - “Filosofia” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB0lyqMh5J4
Jacqueline Fortes - “Jam Sperôb Tcheu” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUV8CS2Me1U
Paulinho Vieira - “M’cria Ser Poeta” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4UpryzurOU
“Dez Ilhas No Mar” - Trio Salgado: https://open.spotify.com/track/4Tzn4CAHHdZFvwnE9kSy9O?si=8aa1ca4dc541430c
Sources Cited:
Cidra, Rui. 2015. “Politics of Memory, Ethics of Survival: The Songs and Narratives of the Cape Verdean Diaspora in São Tomé.” Ethnomusicology Forum 24:3 (December): 304–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411912.2015.1070677.
Some more about cuíca: https://jazztimes.com/reviews/products-and-gear/cuica-heres-the-rub/
Orkka International:
https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226
Episode Zero: Introduson/Introduction
In this premiere episode of Sounds from the Eleventh Star, Candida and Ruby talk to us about their musical journeys, how their friendship grew, and why they’re doing this podcast in the first place! Digressions include Candida’s career as a film star, Ruby’s long history with dancing her heart out, and the morabeza between them.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
For your listening enjoyment:
-Horace Silver, “Song For My Father”
-Vickie Vieira, the Creole Sextet, and Joe Livramento - “Amor da Mae”
-Toi Grace and the Verdatones - “Rosinha”
Find Ruby Erickson:
Ruby Erickson is a graduate student and teaching assistant at Brown University, pursuing a Ph.D. in Musicology and Ethnomusicology: the study of music, history, and culture. Since her arrival in Rhode Island in the summer of 2021, she has fallen in love with the sounds of Cape Verdean music as it resounds through voices, from the community commentary of Nha Nacia Gomi to the festivity of Lura to the sung sorrows of Bana. With the help of many generous community members, she is completing her thesis research project: an inquiry into the connections between vocal performances, emotions, memory, and what it means to be Cape Verdean in the New England diaspora. When she's not listening to, practicing, teaching, or talking about music, Ruby works in environmental activism, speaks French or Cape Verdean Creole with conversation partners, and tries new vegan restaurants in town.
Find Candida Rose:
https://www.candidarose.net/
Facebook: Golden Rose Music and Candida Rose
Instagram: @goldenrosemusic
Candida finished her residency at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park with a bang, presenting an AHA! Night Presentation called “New Bedford Cultures: Kriolas Poderozas” in September. Showings of Dr. Negrón’s documentary, Candida, are ongoing. And Candida recently presented her research to the Voice, Africana Studies, and Professional Performance departments at Berkeley College of music. Finally, you can keep up with “Candid Convos,” and see old conversations, on Candida’s Facebook page.
Theme Music: “Kabu Verdi, Un Dia,” published by CaboAmericana publishing; lyrics are by Candida Rose, and music is by David Ndiaye. Find it on Apple music, Spotify, or Amazon.
Orkka International Website:
https://www.orkkainternational.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066673986226