Bitori – Legend Of Funana [IMPORT] – New LP

In 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares - better know as Bitori - walks into a studio for the very first time to record which many Cabo Verdean consider to be the best Funana album ever made. Built around a formidable rhythm section, formed of drummer Grace Evora and bass player Danilo Tavares, "Bitori Nha Bibinha" was recorded. The recording catapulted Chando Graciosa to stardom, making him Cabo Verde's No.1 interpreter of Funana. Analog Africa is proud to contribute to the worldwide promotion of Funana - the once forbidden sound of the Cabo Verde archipelago - by releasing a re-issue of Bitori and Chando Graciosa's legendary recording.