Limited re-release - Space Echo - the secret behind the "Cosmic Sound" of Cabo Verde is finally revealed! In the spring of 1968 a cargo ship set off from Baltimore harbor with an important shipment of musical instruments. His final destination was Rio de Janeiro, where the EMSE exhibition (Exposição Mundial Do Son Eletrônico) was to take place. It was the first exhibition of its kind in the southern hemisphere and many of the leading electronic music companies participated. Rhodes, Moog, Farfisa, Hammond and Korg, to name a few, were all eager to showcase their latest synthesizers and other equipment in a growing and promising South American market led by Brazil and Colombia. The ship wrecked eight kilometers off the coast of the Cape Verde Islands and so the instruments ended up on the island. Eight of the fifteen songs presented in this compilation were recorded with the support of the band Voz de Cabo Verde, led by Paulino Vieira, the mastermind and creator of "The Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde".
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