Jacques Bolognesi - Trombone, Accordion
Stephanie Caisson - Mixing
Jean-Pierre Fanfant - Performer
Thierry Fanfant - Bass
Manu Lima - Synthesizer Flute
Pascal Teillet - Bass
Bago - Percussion
Mario Canonge - Piano
Xavier Desandre - Percussion
Allen Hoist - Viloncello
Bruno Boussard - Artwork
Franзois Post - Design
Alex Patou - Performer
Beatrice Poulot - Vocals (bckgr)
Youri Lenquette - Photography
Boy Ge Mendes - Guitar, Vocals, Design
Claudine Pennont - Vocals (bckgr)
Jean-Philippe Fanfant - Drums
Laurent Coatalen - Cowbell

1. So Doce, So Mel performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Mario Ganonge / Thierry Fanfant - 5:31
2. Deolinda performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Frйderic Gaillardais - 5:19
3. Sant'anton Lovers performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Mario Canonge - 5:07
4. Funana Di Nha Bonga performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 7:52
5. Pescador performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Frйderic Gaillardais / Djim Djob - 5:16
6. Blue Ballade performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Frйderic Gaillardais / Djim Djob - 5:25
7. Shambalah performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Mario Canonge / Bago - 4:58
8. Noite de Morabeza performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 4:27
9. Agua performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 5:19
10. Nos Ilha performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 4:59
11. Dona Lua performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 4:41
12. Anima performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Mario Canonge / Allen Hoist - 5:08
13. Qui Temporal performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Mario Canonge - 5:24
14. Sama Xarit performed by Mendes, Boy Ge / Dieu, Divin Don / Etienne Callac - 3:27
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Noite de Morabeza is the follow-up album to Lagoa. It has the same pared-down acoustic sound minus the synth-keyboards and drum machines. Boy Ge Mendes has employed some of the finest musicians from Cape Verde and the French Antilles. From the French Antilles, there is Mario Canonge whose piano solos infuse the album with clean melodic and rhythmic lines. Bago, also from Martinique, pumps out a continual flow of just-below-the-boil percussion. Thierry Fanfant, another French Antillean, weaves solid bass lines on five tracks. The first three tracks are mellow but rhythmic. Funana di Nha Bonga begins in a similar jazzy vein and then bridges to a funana, a Cape Verdean dance rhythm, that gathers steam punctuated by booming bass lines. The title cut transitions from a ballad-like tempo into a picante cha cha that stands up to the best of the Cuban charangas. Boy Ge Mendes has forged a unique acoustic sound for himself on these two albums. His vocals have that languid tropical humidity and the instrumental/percussion backup percolates with an intensity that dovetails perfectly. Noite de Morabeza is another finely crafted work that surprises both with its melodic depth and percussive swing. — Mark Romano.