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“Cover acústico” (Spanish/Portuguese for “acoustic cover”) refers to intimate, stripped‑down reinterpretations of existing songs performed primarily with acoustic instruments—most often voice with guitar or piano, sometimes light percussion (cajón, brushes) and close‑miked harmonies. On streaming services and digital stores catering to Iberian and Latin American audiences, the label appears explicitly in titles and artist metadata (e.g., singles or albums tagged “cover acústico”), reflecting a cataloging convention for acoustic versions of well‑known repertoire.

Music of Equatorial Guinea encompasses the traditional and popular music of the country’s main cultural groups—Fang (mainland), Bubi (Bioko), Ndowe/Combe (coastal groups) and the Creole community of Annobón—together with Spanish colonial-era influences and contemporary urban styles. Traditional repertoires center on the Fang mvet (a harp‑zither used by bardic storytellers), antiphonal choral singing, handclapping, slit drums, and polyrhythmic dance music. On the islands, Bubi polyphonic chorus traditions and Annobonese Creole songs (linked culturally to São Tomé/Portuguese Atlantic) are common. In the late 20th century, urban popular sounds integrated neighboring Central African guitar styles (soukous/ndombolo), Cameroonian makossa and bikutsi, as well as Spanish- and Cuban-derived genres (bolero, son). Because the country’s culture has been less documented than most African nations, commercial recordings are comparatively scarce, and much of the repertoire is transmitted orally.