There is a book to be written about this - a book about the birth of a myth, as there is zero evidence that that "ghost ship" ever existed, or sank, or that synths were washed ashore. There is also a book to be written about the Cape Verde music scene which wouldn't reduce it to a cargo cult.
A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths