Bastos, Waldemar / Pretaluz (Blacklight)
Album: Pretaluz (Blacklight)   Collection:World
Artist:Bastos, Waldemar   Added:Apr 1998
Label:Luaka Bop  

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 07, 2010: ...before we die
Menina Familia, Morro Do Kussava, Kuribota
3. Mar 27, 2003: Spherical Sounds
Querida Angola
2. Jun 28, 2005: Global Warming at the Cafe Bohemian
Rainha Ginga

Album Review
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

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