I Hope You Change [LP]

Taresa Fernandes is one of today's leading voices of Batuku, the Cape Verdean tradition of call-and-response singing over layered hand percussion, performed mainly by women. Her songs in Kriolu speak of daily life, migration, memory and resistance. The LP includes a 12-page booklet with lyrics and English translations by Elisa Tavares.

Track listing

A1. Mora na fóra (Move to the Countryside) (4:26)
A2. Nu xinta pa N konta-bu tudu (Let's Sit Down and I'll Tell You Everything) (7:48)
A3. Ti bo bu kré ngana-m (Even You Want to Deceive Me) (3:32)
A4. Forma Batuku (Forming a Batuku Group) (5:15)
B1. Mai-Brinka ku nhos (Mother / Have Fun with You) (10:14)
B2. Livru grandi (Great Book) (4:09)
B3. Nha buru mansu (My Gentle Donkey) (4:40)
B4. Mamulanu (Marmulano Tree) (3:34)