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Césaria Évora

Born: Aug 27, 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde

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Styles: Fado, Morna, Worldbeat

Biography: A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Césaria Évora is known as the country's foremost practitioner of the morna, which is strongly associated with the islands and combines West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties. Évora began singing morna at ...Read full biography

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Miss Perfumado [U.S. Version]

Released: 1992

Label: RCA Victor Group

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Ravishing is the word that springs to the lips: one of those tiresome British understatements, but it'll have to do. Evora has the most glorious voice, the melodies are heartrendingly Portuguese, the guitar-runs ...Read full review

Cafe Atlantico

Released: 1999

Label: RCA

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The glorious Café Atlantico finds Césaria Évora venturing into more Latin American musical landscapes, as opposed to Portuguese, which dominated her previous albums. Évora draws from traditional Cuban ...Read full review

More Cesaria Evora albums: Main Albums (22), Compilations (10), Singles & EPs (4), DVD/Video (3)

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