Boboi di Tai
Manuel Rodericks
Cape Verde (?) (19th Century) – U.S.A (?) (20th Century)
Instrumentalist (harp and violin), songwriter.
Boboi, or Boboi de Tai (nickname that refers to his mother, Tai), had some of his themes recorded in 1929 by Johnny Perry Instrumental Trio. After more than 60 years, a morna of his authorship reappears on a record of Vuca Pinheiro and later that same song is recorded by Ivo Pires. This shows that although he is almost unknown nowadays, part of his work lasted for a long time. Not to be confused with the saxophonist Young Boboy.
Songs
Flor de amor; Horas perdidas; Romper d’ aurora
Research: Ron Barboza
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