非洲裔古巴音樂

此合輯的歌曲來自許多非洲移民的國家：喀麥隆、剛果、安哥拉、幾內亞比索、維得角共和國、塞內加爾、聖多美普林西比、蘇利南和古巴。這些國家被海洋、叢林或沙漠分隔，卻因共同的歷史和文化根源而連結在一起。雖然非洲人被美洲人奴役的私人故事大多已隨時間流逝，但他們的長篇故事仍存在於迴盪在跨越各大洲的音樂中

古巴的音樂以其獨特的切分音低音線、熱情洋溢的的打擊樂和有節奏的呼喚和回應的人聲，是非洲和歐洲文化在新大陸碰撞下的產物。當黑膠唱片將第一張古巴音樂帶回非洲時，就好像遇到了失散多年的家人 - 一位多年來周遊世界，有許多有趣的新故事要講。

此合輯中的歌曲雖然來自許多不同的國家，但它們卻自然地搭配組合在一起，就像拼湊成拼圖一樣。我們以不同的方式發掘到每一首歌，在一次拜訪蘇里南期間偶然發現了一張 Sonora Paramarera 的舊專輯。我們雖然多次前往非洲島國聖多美普林西比，但直到去年Neto Amado寄給我們他的示範片時，才發現了這位才華橫溢的音樂家。我們也曾多次訪問古巴，但實際上發現此片中兩位古巴人音樂的地點卻是遠離他們的祖國。雖然帶我們到這張專輯中每一首歌的途徑都是獨一無二的，但毫無疑問它們是屬於同一類的

The songs featured on this collection come from many African diaspora countries: Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Senegal, Sao Tome & Príncipe, Suriname and Cuba. Separated by oceans, jungles or deserts, these countries are tied together by common history and cultural roots. While the personal stories of enslaved Africans in the Americas have mostly been lost to time, their saga lives on in the music that has echoed back and forth across the continents.

​The music of Cuba, with its distinct syncopated bass line, bubbling interlocking percussion and rhythmic call and response vocals, is the outcome of the collision of African and European cultures in the New World. When vinyl albums brought the first recordings of Cuban music back to Africa, it was like meeting a long-lost family member – one who had spent many years traveling the world and had many interesting new stories to tell.

Though the songs on this collection may come from many different countries, they fit together naturally, like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. We discovered each song in different ways. We came across a vintage Sonora Paramarera album during a visit to Suriname. We traveled to the African island nation of Sao Tome & Príncipe several times but only learned about the talented Neto Amado when he sent us demos of his songs last year. We have visited Cuba often, but we actually found the two featured Cubans far from their homeland. While the path that led us to each song was unique, there’s no question that they belong together.

We hope you enjoy this musical family reunion.