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CD No: 017 156-2 by João Afonso called Zanzibar. Released: 2002

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Short description:

The Review: Earlier influenced by the tradition of text songs, this interpreter/composer has demonstrated in "Missangas" (Beds), his first record, the contemporaniety of his speech based on a musicality that reveals his African origins. In "Barco Voador" (Flying boat), João Afonso travelled through the rest of the world, giving his songs a universal dimension. Returning to his roots, his last record Zanzíbar - relies on the dissimilarity of its songs, with a sonority filled with rhythms that throws us into the world's warmest places. Key words: JOAO

The Band: João Afonso Portugal

Band members:

CD Tracks: 1. O som dos sapatos
2. 16 (para onde levas o teu navio)
3. Morrer em Zanzibar
4. Noves dora (uma história por contra)
6. Mar me quer
7. Uma só voz de inumeráveis bocas?
8. Morna de mim
9. Clandestimo (cá e lá)
10. Ainda há caracóis
11. Sem abrigo (nas cidades de ninguém)
12. Caruma
13. Paragem no deserto
14. Palavras de xadrez