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Cesária Évora
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 Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna. Growing up in poverty, Évora began her singing career in local bars at age sixteen. She saw relative popularity within Cape Verde over the following years, but she retired from singing when it did not provide her with enough money to care for her children. Évora returned to music in 1985, when she contributed to a women's music anthology album in Portugal. Here, she met music producer José "Djô" da Silva, who signed Évora to his record label, Lusafrica. She released her debut album, La Diva Aux Pieds Nus, in 1988. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesária_Évora) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Petit Pays
Cesaria Evora
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Besame Mucho (Bonus Track- Great Expectations OST)
Cesaria Evora
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Sodade (20th Anniversary Edition)
Cesaria Evora
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Yamore (En Duo Avec Salif Keita - Radio Edit)
Cesária Evora
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Tortura
Cesaria Evora

Albums

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Carnaval de Mindelo

EP • 2018
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Voz D' Amor

Album • 2003
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Cesaria

Album • 1995
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Mãe Carinhosa

Album • 2013
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Sao Vicente

Album • 2001
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Live à Paris 1993

Album • 1993
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Nha sentimento

Album • 2009
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Café Atlantico

Album • 1999
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Rogamar

Album • 2006
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Cabo Verde

Album • 1997

Singles

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Carnaval de São Vicente (Jazzy Carnaval Mix by François K. & Joe Claussell)

2014
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Remixes

2019
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Carnaval de São Vicente (Body & Soul Vocal Mix by François K. & Joe Claussell)

2014
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Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida (Djeff Remix)

2018
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Mãe Carinhosa

2013
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Cesaria Evora Remixes By François K. & Joe Claussell

2014
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Sodade (Live)

2022

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