Caboverdianismo, the debut album of pianist Carlos Matos, contains traditional music from Cape Verde, mixed with latin- American music and Jazz, with firm Capeverdean roots. This mix gives a new sound that most listeners will appreciate and gives an introduction to the Capeverdean music.
Caboverdianismo means music from Cape Verde in movement.
The album Caboverdianismo is dedicated to his uncle Duca de Nhô Pitra (Pedro Doroteia Morais Júnior) who inspired and stimulated him to go into music. Some icons of Capeverdean musicians has participated on this cd like Paulino Vieira, Boy Gé Mendes and the late Luís Morais, who inspired Carlos to develop the Capeverdean music, in other words to put his ‘Caboverdianismo’ in practice.
