Cesaria evora sings morna, a cool mix of blues, jazz and portuguese folk that is the national passion of cape verde. Cabo verde, jam espera tcheu ma inda m tem fe e esperanca cma deus ca ta tram vida pel mandam pa ceu ness cantinho tristo di meu ness cantinho di tormento. Cesaria evora passed away on saturday the 17th of december 2011, in her hometown of mindelo. Listen to your favorite songs from cabo verde by cesaria evora now. When she was seven years old her father, justino da cruz evora, who was a parttime musician, died, and at the age of ten she was placed in an orphanage, as her mother dona joana could not raise all six children. Cesaria evora aka cize for her friends, was born on august 27th, 1941 in mindelo, cape verde. This is the discography for cape verdean morna musician cesaria evora. Albums include moffou, cabo verde, and miss perfumado. From cesaria evora s opening wail on mar azuls title track, one knows that this disc, a short set comprised of only eight songs, is going to be something special. Stream cabo verde by cesaria evora on amazon music unlimited now. Cesaria evora, cape verdean singer and grammy awardwinning recording artist known for her rich, haunting voice. Cesaria evora was born on 27 august 1941 in mindelo, sao vicente, cape verde.
Este pais track listing tchintchirote sabine largam sabino, leave me. I was stunned by how beautiful the music was in this film, and had to find out who was singing. Evora, cesaria cesaria evora best of music skip to main content. Cesaria evora, a cape verdean with a rich alto voice, has been accurately described as a cross between edith piaf and billie holiday. Cape verdes cesaria evora was 47 years old before her career really took off on an international level in the late 80s, and she quickly became known as the foremost purveyor of the morna, which blends west african percussion with portuguese fados, brazilian modhinas, and british sea shanties into beautiful and haunting songs of longing, and she is equally at home singing coladera, which. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Check out cabo verde by cesaria evora on amazon music. Known internationally as the barefoot diva, cesaria evora was the worlds foremost singer of the morna, the indigenous music of africas cape verde islands.
These are classic mornas at their most haunting all the songs are devastating, slowburning, and stellar. The morna evolved as a hybrid of portuguese fados, british sea shanties, and african rhythms, reflecting the islands history as a portuguese colony and spot for british coal mining. Licensed to youtube by sme, the orchard music on behalf of lusafrica. With her great voice and stunning looks she soon attracted attention, but her hopes to become a professional singer were yet to be fulfilled.
Listen free to cesaria evora cabo verde tchintchirote, sabine largam and more. I discovered cesaris evora s voice watching tchindas, a pbs documentary taking place in cape verde. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. And like its irish counterpart, verdean music is filled with songs of separation and homesickness. Her album cabo verde won four kora awards, a panafrican prize, and was also nominated for a grammy, as was miss perfumado, belatedly released in. This capital of the island of sao vicente has always been, and still is, the cultural heart of the republic of cabo verde. Cesaria evora 19412011 was a morna singa from cape verde. Miss perfumado 20th anniversary edition by cesaria evora on. Cize is the most famous performer of morna, the national music of the cape verde islands. This is the album that won evora the praise of paris, and was released prior to her international hit, miss perfumado. Cesaria evora, the greatest verdean singer of her generation, includes several of those songs on cabo verde, her sixth album overall but only her second release in the u. Title year peak chart positions fra nld cabo verde 1991 mar azul sodade 1992 42 nha cancera ka tem medida 1995 apocalipse. Reviewed in the united states on february 15, 2015.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jan 12, 2016 mae carinhosa licensed to youtube by sme, the orchard music on behalf of lusafrica. 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. Cesaria evora, the song partida from the album cabo verde 1997. Stream cabo verde by cesaria evora on amazon music. Cesaria evora greatest hits 2010, digipak, cd discogs. Born on the 27th august 1941 in the port town of mindelo, cape verde, on the island of sao vicente. Cesaria evora tchintchirote official video youtube.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Her impressive voice and touching songs gave here world fame, but not until she was almost 50 years old. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Check out miss perfumado 20th anniversary edition by cesaria evora on amazon music. Cesaria evora, also known as cize among her friends, was born in 1941 in mindelo. Evora was born and raised on the island of sao vicente, cape verde, off the west coast of africa. Her father, a musician, died when she was seven, and she was raised by her mother and. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from cesaria evora at the discogs marketplace. Capeverdean music club sodade cesaria evora by cesaria evora aka cize for her friends, was born on august 27th, 1941 in mindelo, cape verde. Jul 30, 2009 cesaria evora, the song partida from the album cabo verde 1997. For the best experience please update your browser.
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