Renascence

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:32:55 -0600

Renascence, was made in a moment of renewal. This is a time with the dreams of the future in front of us. I believe music can create new possiblities, new perspectives. Renascence is my dream.” On the song “Água do Bengo,” Bastos sings “He who drinks the water of Bengo will want to stay. He who drinks the water of Bengo will fall in love.” This yearning and love for country, permeates Renascence.

Listen closely and along with “three singing African guitars,” as Bastos puts it, you will hear a variety of regional and global influences. “When I was a young boy, my parents both worked as nurses,” Bastos says. “We lived near all the poor people, and I listened to and played many different types of music: rumba, pop, tango, waltz, popcorn… Jimmy Hendrix! I still listen to all types of music. My father played the cello and I envisioned a string section on some songs, so we have a Turkish string section on this album. To create a new vision, you have to bring in others’ experience. My music is a bridge.”

Pretaluz (Blacklight)

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:32:55 -0600

With the open heart and clear eyes of an exile, Waldemar Bastos writes songs that beautifully entwine elements of African guitar pop - from Zaire to South Africa - with Brazilian and Portuguese influences. Sweet melodies whisper through the heat of sub-Saharan grooves, a longing for reconciliation soothes a righteous anger... rage and calm, innocence and experience, darkness and light... Blacklight... PretaLuz.

New Music From Waldemar Bastos on Calabash Music

Renascence

Pretaluz (Blacklight)