Van haar album ‘Madame X’ is ‘Batuka’ de nieuwe single van Madonna. De titel van de track is afgeleid van batuque, een muziekstijl die ontwikkeld is door de vrouwen van Kaapverdië, een eilandengroep die ooit een kolonie was van Portugal. Voor het nummer riep Madonna de hulp in van de Orquestra Batukadeiras. Hoe die samenwerking to stand kwam?
“It wasn’t easy to replicate the significance of our first meeting and how it all happened,” aldus Madonna. “How they invited me in and gave me a leather drum, sat me down and said ‘Join Us.’ They took turns dancing and embracing me. They invited me into their world and made me feel extremely welcome. When I asked them to record with me it was the exact same experience. They were just as joyful, just as down to earth, just as open, just as loving. I tried to capture the simplicity of that exchange.”
