Batuco Cabo Verde/ Sima Nos e So Nos(live @TivoliVredenburg Utrecht

Sima Nos e So Nos is a Rotterdam based Batuco group performing ae Medley of traditional Batuco music pieces: Familia, Despedida & Sima Nos è So Nos. Batuco is a traditional music genre from Santiago (Cabo Verde) dating back to slavery. The slaves used this type of singing to communicate with eachother. Hence this genre was formbidden by the Portugese Kolonisers. A group of women singing and using simple percussion using a bag filled with cotton clothes. https://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden/lees/artiesten/cabo-verde.html Broadcast april 30th 2017 This video was recorded @TivoliVredenburg. VPRO Vrije Geluiden is a music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO https://www.vpro.nl/vrijegeluiden