Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Capeverdean Crioulo languages (Kriolu, Criol), accompanied by clarinet, accordion, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Morna has primarily European roots, but the islands also boast funana and batuco music that are more closely related to West African styles.Morna is by the most popular genre of Cape Verdean music, and it has produced an international superstar in Cesária Évora. Morna is, like Argentinian tango, a national song-style beloved by Cape Verdeans across the many islands of the country. It is related to Portuguese fado and its close cousin, Brazilian modinha. Lyrics are usually in Crioulo, and reflect highly-variable themes, including love and lust, patriotism and mourning.
	Funana is an accordion-based genre from Santiago, the most African of the islands. It is a sensual dance music that may have come from São Tomé along with the accordion early in the 20th century. Prior to independence, funana was denigrated by colonial authorities, who considered it primitive.Batuco is also popular in Cape Verde. Originally a woman's folk music, batuco is an improvised music with strong satirical or critical lyrics.In the 1930s, Morna evolved in a swifter form of music called coladeira. It is a more light-hearted and humorous genre, with sensual rhythms.
	Instruments Conch shell Tchabeta - sychronized hand-clapping against cushions held between the knees. Berimbau Cimbo - one-string bowed fiddle Tambor - drum Pandeiro Catreba Ferrinho - iron scraper Rabeca - violin Violao - viola Cavaquinho - a small, four-stringed ukelele-like instrument Gaita - a two-row button accordion Styles Morna Xandinha - Djosinha/Simpatia (MB Records) Batuque Finacon Ami Nacia Gomi - Nacia Gomi/Music from Cape Verde (Caprice) Funana Djosinho Cabral - Antonio Sanches and Tchota Suari/Music from Cape Verde (Caprice) Coladeira Helena (.wav); (U.wav); (.au); (.aif) - Joao and Ramiro Mendes/Palonkon (MB Records)