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Sodade (ft. Bau)

from Cape Verdean Blues by Kavita Shah

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lyrics

KRIOL

Ken mostra-bo es kaminh lonj?
Ken mostra-bo es kaminh lonj?
Es kaminh pa São Tomé

Sodade, sodade
Sodade d’es nha terra, São Nicolau

Se bo skrevê-m N tá skrevê-b
Se bo skesê-m N tá skesê-b
Até dia ki bo voltá

Sodade, sodade
Sodade d’es nha terra, São Nicolau

ENGLISH

Who showed you that long path
Who showed you that long path
That path to São Tomé?

Sodade*, sodade
Sodade of my land, São Nicolau

If you write me, I will write you
If you forget me, I will forget you
Until the day you return

Sodade, sodade
Sodade of my land, São Nicolau

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from Cape Verdean Blues, released September 15, 2023
Music and Lyrics by Amândo Cabral/Luis Morais, © Lusafrica | Africa Nostra / Editions de Bertholene / Sony Music Entertainment France (SACEM).

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Kavita Shah New York, New York

Kavita Shah is an award-winning vocalist, composer, researcher, polyglot, and educator who makes work in deep engagement with jazz, while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. Her projects include "Visions" (2014), "Folk Songs of Naboréa" (2017), "Interplay" (2018), and "Cape Verdean Blues" (2023).

"What she's doing is something completely new."
-NPR

"Quietly riveting."
-NYT
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