Dino D'Santiago

His work is packed with Batuku, cathartic, raw and black, which has allowed new generations of Cape Verdeans to come to terms with and learn to reclaim their African heritage. It is on the basis of this basic genre, feminine and badiu, that Dino d’Santiago builds dialogues with the world of electronica, zouk and hip-hop. Giving voice to the stories, anxieties and joys of the Creole nation that has the Atlantic as an extension of its territory and music as the only refuge for joy.