World Music, Jazz, Epistola, Cape Verde Islands, Galileo, Carmen Souza, Theo Pascal

„Epistola' is the Greek and Latin word for „letter'. And as every letter does the album 'Epistola' transport a message. Carmen Souza's and Theo Pascal's message to their fans is: everyone shall receive their message whoever is open to their music and lyrics. The album has a fancy cover showing the artists on a stamped letter. It was recorded at different places in the world - in Portugal, Great Britain and New York. The fact that Theo Pascal is the producer and composer of 50 % of Carmen Souza's music, led them to their decision to change the duo's name from Carmen Souza to „Carmen Souza & Theo Pascal'.
Carmen Souza's biggest challenge with this album was to present herself to the public as an instrumentalist. She is de facto increasingly noticed as a guitarist. So was she hired to play at the opening of the 'Zevener Gitarrenwoche 2014', a German guitar festival. But still she is noticed as a singer to most of her audience. Carmen Souza has Cape Verdean roots and also won several prices on the islands, but she anyhow doesn't really feel like a part of the Cape Verdean music scene. She rather feels like an outsider, since she was neither born there nor did she ever live on the Cape Verdean islands. Although she doesn't deny Cape Verdean influences in her music she says that she was mostly coined by Jazz and traditional Portuguese music.

Track Listing

• Cape Verdean Blues
• Afro Monk
• Kutequatekessa Quamundos
• WPFL
• Twenty Choices
• Thursday
• Oui ou Non
• Mira me Miguel
• CV Railways
• Stratheden Road
• Moonlight Serenade

Additional Details

Label: Galileo Music

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 45:26 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/07/16

UPC: 4250095800641