Pretaluz (Blacklight)

Bastos, Waldemar
Luaka Bop
World | Apr 1998

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2005-07-27

Songs about the devastation caused by war in Angola and human traits that hold people back from realizing their full potential and their dreams. Hints of traditional music and World beat.
**1: 4:04 slow, guitar,drum, male vocal, male chorus, sorrowful.
**2: 5:19 slow start, turns into a fast guitar World Beat romp.
3: 5:10 slow, vocal, with guitar.
*4: 7:07 slow start then @2:00 kicks up the pace, nice vocal.
5: 5:47 mid tempo ,vocal. picks up a bit @ 4:45
*6: mid tempo, great percussion, electric guitar, World beat.
**7: Menina (girl), urban~ zouk ~samba, Very nice.
*8: Fast, great percussion, nice voice and guitar. sembe the folk origin of Brazilian Samba.
9: mid to fast male vocal ~ zouk, ok. D Farrell 04/98

Recent airplay

Menina Familia, Morro Do Kussava, Kuribota
...before we dieJul 07, 2010
Rainha Ginga
Querida Angola
Spherical SoundsMar 27, 2003

Track listing

1. Sofrimento
2. Rainha Ginga
3. Muxima
4. Kuribota
5. Morro Do Kussava
6. Minha
7. Menina Familia
8. Querida Angola
9. Kanguru