Tété ALHINHO -> Stiller Folk aus Kap Verde :)
Tete ALHINHO ("Liedermacherin" 8)
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Born in Mindelo, in June 1956, Tété Alhinho now lives in Praia, capital of Cape Verde, on the island of Santiago. There, she has a room with a view… of the sea. Such surroundings have an unparalleled capacity for allowing her to slip away and let her imagination run wild to the sound of the waves, and for feeding her inspiration. “From my bed I see only the ocean, it’s wonderful”. When she speaks of this nest she has made for herself, her voice seems to sparkle with enthusiasm. Tété Alhinho has lived near the sea since the day she was born. In fact, she couldn’t do without it. “For island people”, she says, “it is impossible to live without it. The sea is a constant source of nostalgia and, for us Cape Verdeans, the feeling of saudade. When the influence of Black Africa was leaving its mark on the music of the 1980s, not a single note came from Cape Verde, situated 500 km off the coast of Dakar. Times have changed. Tété Alhinho is evidence of this. The music of this archipelago went on to gain world recognition thanks to Cesaria Evora and her indescribable morna, a song of melancholy, the very sound of a troubled soul. Since then, other styles and indeed other ambassadors of Cape Verdean music have appeared, like Ildo Lobo, Bana, Bau, Tito Paris, Maria Alice and Teofilo Chantre. And, of course, Simentera, created in 1992 by Mario Lucio. From the rich vocal fabric of Simentera, one voice in particular stood out, immediately seductive, strong and warm: the voice of Tété Alhinho. The group’s first album, "Raiz", which includes two of her own songs, bears witness to this accomplished singer’s additional talents as songwriter/composer, talents she had already proved long before. "Voz", her new album, shows that for Tété Alhinho there is life after Simentera (or rather alongside it, as that beautiful "group love affair"lives on with her), there was also life before Simentera, filled with music and song.