Is Cape Verde A Good Dstination For Travellers

My girlfriend and I want to travel to Africa. Cape Verde Seems like a beautiful location but is it 'real' Africa? The music we've Heard So Far est très Typically pleasant but not rhythmic. Will We drummers experience there? Is There Enough Variety on the Island to make a trip Three Months? What Are The Costs like? Is it a good place for travelers Rather than 'tourists'?