I love Cape Verdean music, with its beautiful blend of Brazilian, Portuguese (fado) and West African styles. The infectious rhythms are light and breezy. And, like other Lusophone (Portuguese language ...
Cesaria Evora has been likened to some of the world’s greatest vocalists: Billie Holiday, Amalia Rodrigues and Edith Piaf. While such comparisons evoke the Cape Verdean singer’s stature and authority, ...
THE CAPE VERDEAN musical genre known as morna can be likened to many styles, including Brazilian modinha and Portuguese fado, but its closest cousin may well be the blues. Morna is a ...
Ela emocionou o público de Salvador, no último domingo, como a maior atração do Festival África-Brasil. São Paulo também vai poder apreciar as canções carregadas de melancolia da cabo-verdiana Cesaria ...
There has yet to be a wave of musicians imported from the tiny African island of Cape Verde, so fortunately the fame and impact of the wondrous songstress Cesaria Evora just continues to grow larger.