Various - Space Echo - The Mystery Behind The "Cosmic Sound" Of Cabo Verde Available On:2LP Ostensibly the soundtrack for Jem

Ostensibly the soundtrack for Jem Cohen's documentary

Some of the things you may have heard about The Strypes are true

Including Mini Skirt Blue

or a boozy piano staggers across the dance floor

'My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains' is a great love song

Various - Space Echo - The Mystery Behind The "Cosmic Sound" Of Cabo Verde Available On:2LP Ostensibly the soundtrack for JemNew compilation from the ever reliable Analogue Africa, this one focusing on the Cape Verde Islands, and primarliy on musical genius Paulino Vieira, who by the end of the 70s would become the countrys most important music arranger. 8 out of the 15 songs presented in this compilation had been recorded with the backing of the band Voz de Cabo Verde, lead by Paulino Vieira, the mastermind behind the creation and promulgation of what is known today as