Cacique'97 is a orchestra with twelve Portuguese-African musicians, which combines the typical afrobeat rhythm from Nigeria with the musical tradition of Portuguese speaking countries of Africa and Brazil. This unique combination makes Cacique'97 a very special band. We Used To Be Africans, is the debut single that gives its name to the album; the second album of Cacique'97 claims the afrobeat as his intervention vehicle. We Used To Be Africans is the manifesto of the search for a cultural identity without borders, with a view of the present, It aims to be a testimony for future generations. In the second studio work, the band uses energy income African funk and African-Lusophone grooves, accompanied by intervention letters that are World pictures in the XXI century and Contemporary Africa.