"[Funána is a] hypnotic music born in the interior villages of Santiago [Cape Verde] at the beginning of the 20th century. For several years, its rural background and its physical nature made it a music forbidden by the Portuguese colonisers, who preferred to be entertained by morna, a genre more elegant and less prone to ignite any kind of revolt. So funaná only became truly popular after Cape Verde's independence in 1975, with the groups Bulimundo and Finaçon becoming the first national phenomena a decade later. Pour Me A Grog, a marvellous, albeit short compilation (...), is a valuable portrait of funána in the 90s, when it finally started to be documented in the studio. The collection doesn't fail to summon up crucial protagonists like Ferro Gaita and Bitori Nha Bibinha, with their infectious gaita (diatonic accordion) leading steamy and frantic tracks like 'Rei di Tabanka' and 'Mô na Máma'. But the release also sheds some light on lesser-known Fefé di Calbicera and Etalvinho Preta, and the prodigious Orlando Pantera".