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Mindelo, Cape Verde (1941 – 2011)

Cesária Évora, born 27 August 1941 in the port town of Mindelo, Cape Verde, on the island of São Vicente - 17 December 2011, was a notable folk singer. She was 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 , a soulful genre (related with the Portuguese ) sung in Creole-Portuguese, she mixed 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 spoke 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, highlighted her emotional phrasing by accenting a word or phrase. Even audiences who do not understand her language could be held spell-bound by the emotions evident in her performances.

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

    A stunning voice. extraordinary.

    Wednesday morning
  • ilya-fm

    Люблю ее

    Monday afternoon
  • samuv

    R.I.P :(

    last week
  • siarzhook

    RIP, Cesária :(

    last week
  • nice_

    RIP Cesaria :'(

    last month
  • blackrussian

    She is always on my mind and her songs are always stuck with me. Sometimes I start murmuring a melody and later relize it was her's. She was a savior.

    last month
  • just_Kish

    Always in my mind [2]

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  • artymyna

    Diva.... She has been, is now and always will be...

    last month
  • aleks90nike

    RiP=((

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  • surfin_in_rock

    Вечная память и низкий поклон...

    last month
  • Apocalyptyca

    Besame mucho !

    last month
  • InvisibleDeath

    RIP Cesária Évora. Ваши песни будут жить вечно.

    last month
  • ruiva2009

    O mundo está mais triste...

    December 2011
  • Nsoren

    ¡Angola!

    December 2011
  • xinty

    True artistry never dies it travels through the centuries as Morna has done and will continue. Keep pure artistry alive! RIP Cesária Évora Our Morna Mother

    December 2011
  • Kendl_Johnson

    не могу поверить(

    December 2011
  • dis_balance

    Светлая память..

    December 2011
  • durbanizable

    partida

    December 2011
  • VK1990

    cize

    December 2011
  • svet_lane

    Я всегда буду любить Вашу музыку, покойся с миром Сезария.

    December 2011
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