Cape Verdean musical event on Saturday May 22
Just added to the Bay Area African Music Calendar: the Mendes Brothers will be in town to promote their new album at the Museum of the African Diaspora in SOMA.
The Boston Herald says this about the duo:
Though it’s been more than a decade since the Brockton-based Mendes Brothers released an album, their skills remain undiminished. Prior outings have sought to update the West African/Portuguese/Caribbean hybrid of Cape Verde with hip-hop, calypso, reggae and other current flavors. Not so on “Porton De Regresso 1.” Relying on traditional sounds with touches of synthesizers and horns, the brothers focus on their familial harmonies and lyrics, which celebrate the 550th anniversary of Cape Verde and its pioneering role in music, culture and race relations. True to form, the Mendes Brothers never let the words get in the way of a thoroughly enjoyable warm-weather party.
Head to their MySpace page to sample their music.
