Cesária Évora

About

Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora’s music has received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cizé, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.

Albums/Songs:

• Cesaria Evora
• Distino Di Belita
• Best of Cesária Évora
• Anthologie: Mornas & Coladeras
• Café Atlantico
• Sodade
• Le Monde De Cesaria Evora
• Sodade o melhor de Cesaria Evora
• Cesaria
• Miss Perfumado
• Nha Sentimento
• Grand Collection
• Voz d’amor
• La Diva aux pieds nus
• Rogamar
• Anthology
• Radio Mindelo: Early Recordings
• Mãe Carinhosa
• Mar Azul
• Miss Perfumado
• Best Of
• Cesária
• Cabo Verde
• The Very Best of Cesária Évora
• São Vicente di Longe

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