Africa Negra

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎ã𝙤 𝙏𝙤𝙢é 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙧í𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙚, África Negra Anthology Vol. 2 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙤’𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙.

The thirteen tracks collected here span from unreleased 1979 sessions to work from 1990, offering a cross-section of *África Negra*’s evolving sound—where the island’s trademark *puxa* meets *rumba*, highlife, and Congolese influences in groove-laden harmony. The distinctive interplay between Leonildo Barros’ expressive guitar phrasing and Armando Tito’s melodic bass remains a constant throughout, anchored by exuberant percussion and the charisma of vocalists like João Seria and Sergio Fonseca.

Assembled with DJ Tom B., this second volume deepens the narrative begun on Vol. 1 and includes an updated booklet filled with rare photos and liner notes that trace the rise of África Negra beyond their island roots into international acclaim. A crucial document for lovers of Lusophone African music and vintage dancefloor grooves.