Jacinta Sanches - Pedro Ramos

𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙤 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢—𝙋𝙚𝙙𝙧𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮.

After their 1987 debut LP, Pedro Ramos brought together his trusted musicians—Carlos Sousa, Bulimundo, Nuno Santos, Zézé, Augusto Rasta, Daló, and Dalú—for a new project under both his and Jacinta’s name. The album was recorded in just eight days at Estúdios Musicorde, built from memories scribbled on café napkins and refined at home. Their collaboration was more than musical—it was personal and profound, built on a love story that started in Praia and led to a shared life in Portugal.

Born in Santiago, Cabo Verde, Pedro and Jacinta emigrated to Lisbon after independence in 1978, where Pedro balanced life as a Lisnave welder with nightly gigs and, eventually, the opening of his own Dancing Bar in 1982. Located beneath their home, the venue became a local hub for reggae and Cape Verdean grooves, staying open until 1994 and nurturing two LPs and a string of singles.

Still making music together today, they embody a message of joy, openness, and cultural fusion—Cape Verdean roots interpreted through diasporic life and soundsystem vibrations.