Kaya 959 The World Show With Nicky B

Ramiro Naka,singer, songwriter and guitarist

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Coming from Guinea Bissau, this Paris-based artist draws on his roots by blending a mix of musical genres, including fado, samba and salsa percussions, into the traditional Gumbé style - a rhythm originally played with big drums but also a dance, with contagious energy.

Ramiro speaks of Guineans as the ‘Latins of Africa’ and says that “in Guinea Bissau, we have spoken Portuguese for more than five hundred years, so Guinean music is in essence a clever mix of African traditions, Portuguese colonial heritage, Brazilian fraternity and Caribbean cousinr
19 Jan 2020 English South Africa Arts · Performing Arts

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