Music of Sao Tomè w/ Philipp Leisenberg 06.03.2018

Tucked far away from the Mainland of the african continent, Sao Tomè and
Principe are the home of a unique musical style. The sound of the archipelago is
influenced by the origin of its inhabitants, who were brought there as slaves by
the Portuguese in the 15th century. Most of them were deported from Angola,
Mozambique and Cape Verde.
The godfathers of São Toméan popular music were the Leoninos, a band which was
founded in 1959 by Quintero Aguiar. The group was well known as the voice of the
people of São Tomé and Príncipe- they were the heroes of their culture. The
Leoninos were banned by the Portuguese radio station after they released
"Ngandu" which criticized the Portuguese colonialists. It took until 1975 before
the 2nd smallest African country finally gained its independence.
Popular music from the islands began to diversify as bands like Os Quibanzas and
the outstanding Africa Ne...

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