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Cesária Évora, born 27th August 1941 in the port town of Mindelo on the Cape Verde island of São Vicente is a notable folk singer. She is known as the “barefoot diva” because of her propensity to appear on stage in her bare feet in support of the homeless and poor women and children of her country.

Long known as the queen of the morna, a soulful genre (related with the Portuguese fado) sung in Creole-Portuguese, she mixes her sentimental folk tunes filled with longing and sadness with the acoustic sounds of guitar, cavaquinho, violin, accordion, and clarinet. Évora’s Cape Verdean blues often speak of the country’s history of isolation and slave trade, as well as emigration - almost two-thirds of the million Cape Verdeans alive live abroad.

Évora’s voice, a finely-tuned, melancholy instrument with a touch of hoarseness, highlights her emotional phrasing by accenting a word or phrase. Even audiences who do not understand her language can be held spell-bound by the emotions evident in her performances.

In 2004 she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.

Discography

1. La Diva aux pieds nus - 1988
2. Distino di Belita - 1990
3. Mar Azul - 1991
4. Miss Perfumado - 1992
5. Sodade, Les Plus Belles Mornas De Cesaria - 1994
6. Cesaria - 1995
7. Cabo Verde - 1997
8. Cafe Atlantico - 1999
9. Sao Vicente de Longe - 2001
10. Cesaria Evora Anthology - 2002
11. Live in Paris (DVD) - 2002
12. Voz D’amor - 2003
13. Club Sodade - Cesaria Evora by… - 2003

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1	Sodade full track	296
2	Besame mucho	240
3	Petit Pays full track	224
4	Angola	176
5	Sangue de Beirona	159
6	Vida tem um so vida full track	140
7	Mar azul full track	137
8	Miss perfumado full track	125
9	Tchintchirote	107
10	Cize full track	105
11	Partida	100
12	Tudo tem se limite	93
13	Carnaval De Sao Vicente full track	92
14	Serpentina full track	91
15	Nha cancera ka tem medida	84

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Hayzi22 wrote:
7 hours ago

Ces\u00e1ria \u00c9vora is my favorite.

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pollepet wrote:
yesterday morning

we love you

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poyekaland wrote:
13 days ago

In the music world, I was free spirits

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MissClarck wrote:
December 2009

Hi, I just want to present you this afrogroove band from Paris, Bantunani, they have such groove style and strong lyrics. They need to be supported in their 'cause for Africa. http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani

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fastlane01 wrote:
December 2009

She really is good

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Pero-V-bok-tebe wrote:
November 2009

без б... многие молоденьгие хуйлыги по типу бийонс и риханы в ногах у неё не валялись, и не будут никогда. хиххи... я сравнил тоже, однако

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i-ya-yai wrote:
November 2009

Удивительная бабушка...поклон уважения.

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No3made wrote:
November 2009

luiza makes me travel..

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aykutalp wrote:
November 2009

Echad un vistazo a mi nuevo grupo: Barco Blanco

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cvelvet wrote:
October 2009

new disc is so fantastic! thanks=)

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Nedoverchivaya wrote:
September 2009

pure feelings

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Zenafrica wrote:
September 2009

Voz de amor que transportou Cabo Verde à distância da 'sodade'...!

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beatermax wrote:
August 2009

The video of Sodade is the better version Love her rich, warm honey voice!

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butteredcat wrote:
August 2009

aha, she does...

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thomas534 wrote:
July 2009

Comes to Ukraine))))) but i cant be there to see her(( ех мля =(

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YAMZHGSCH wrote:
July 2009

mama

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djraghkstar wrote:
June 2009

saw her perform at wolftrap in vienna va a few years ago. magical....yes! love this lady.....have some music on me FREE DL -----> http://www.[spam]/download/61289679f21edb62/ (latinasoulmix) :O] [www.twitter.com/djraghkstar / www.myspace.com/djraghkstar]

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BernaO wrote:
June 2009

su concierto estuvo magnifico, lo unico lamentable fueron los problemas con el sonido del bajo (que se arreglaron despues), pero nada, notables musicos y canciones emblematicas (aunque eche de menos Cabo Verde, con esa cancion me doy por pagada).

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Parisblues wrote:
May 2009

"maria elena"

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natashakozaily wrote:
May 2009

Hey! Just finished my Demo CD!!! Check it out! http://www.last.fm/music/Natasha+Kozaily

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