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Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa On the island of Santiago lives Mano Mendi the last player of the cimboa a onestring violin used to accompany the traditional batuque music Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To a music teacher in the capital city of Praia the film shows us how this music is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life