Kachupada

Description

« KACHUPADA », LIKE THE TRADITIONAL DISH FROM CAPE VERDE: A SPICY AND VIBRANT MUSIC AT THE CROSSROADS OF MULTIPLE INFLUENCES Blending a jazz approach with sounds from Cape Verde, scatting and caressing the melodies with her extravagant voice, Carmen Souza tells stories drawn from her own experiences, moving from melancholy to a contagious joy of living. Her unique style brings a new breath to tradition, without losing its essence. But Carmen Souza also possesses a contemporary spirit that refuses to remain stuck in the past. And jazz gives her precisely this freedom to develop her creativity, without limits. In her new repertoire, Carmen Souza signs ten songs; she is also a co-producer and performer (guitar and piano). The album also includes surprising versions of the standards “My Favourite Things” (Rogers & Hammerstein) and “Donna Lee” (Charlie Parker/ Miles Davis) that sound exotic yet very familiar. Carmen Souza has become a reference in Cape Verdean music in just a few years, and one of the few artists to create a new body of timeless Cape Verdean songs that will undoubtedly inspire generations to come!