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Super Mama Djombo

Title: Ar Puro

Label: Smekkleysa

Cat No:SM148CD
Format:CD

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• Super Mama Djombo are a legendary band from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. Formed in the early 1970s, their music was often political in nature in the movement for independence - which was achieved in 1974.

• Their music was based on the rhythms of ‘gumbé’ : a fusion of Guinean Creole and diverse traditional music. They made their first recordings in 1980, but their continued opposition to elements of successive dictators made them political targets, and the band had to be dissolved in 1986.

• It was not until November 2007 that six of the original band members recorded this album in Iceland - a land very different from their African homeland. The result is a very fine contemporary African album, sung in creole, with strong rhythms, beguiling vocals, fluid guitar lines and a jazzy brass section - a lyrics that still reflect the social and political aspirations of their country.

Track Listing for Ar Puro
1. Alma
2. Djan Djan
3. Djugude Fidalgo Obi Francis
4. Tchatcha Li Tchatcha
5. Fidjo di Mi
6. Pilum
7. Fe Na Bo
8. Baliera
9. N’Tchintche
10. No Festa
11. Konta Muntrus Na Claro

Reviews

Songlines - Nigel Williamson

It's a highly engaging return, which combines a modern, sophisticated production with the freshness and charm of their original lo-fi recordings. ***

fRoots - Rick Sanders

this is a record to seek out; fuel for the feet and heart.

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