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Kavita Shah
Award-winning vocalist, composer, and educator Kavita Shah is a global citizen and cultural interlocutor whose work involves deep engagement with the jazz tradition, while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. Her latest album, "Cape Verdean Blues" (2023, Folkalist Records) is a tribute to the charismatic world music legend Cesária Évora. Kavita is a lifelong New Yorker of Indian origin hailed for possessing an “amazing dexterity for musical languages” (NPR). Shah speaks 9 languages—including Portuguese and Cape Verdean Kriol—and incorporates field research around the world (Brazil, West Africa, East Africa, Turkey, India) into her original music. Her work has been supported by the Jerome Foundation, Chamber Music America, Camargo Foundation, Hermitage Artists Retreat, Asian Cultural Council, and New Music USA. Shah holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Harvard, and a Master’s in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music.

Songs

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Joia
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Angola (feat. Bau & Miroca Paris)
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Oju Oba (feat. Lionel Loueke)
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Amor di mundo
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Flor di nha esperança
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Albums

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Cape Verdean Blues

2023
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Interplay

2018
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Visions

2014

Singles & EPs

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Amor di mundo

Single • 2023
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Joia

Single • 2023
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Angola (feat. Bau & Miroca Paris)

Single • 2023
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Diyabarana

Single • 2023

Videos

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KAVITA + BAU - MISS PERFUMADO

Kavita Shah • 115K views
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Behind the Scenes: Kavita Shah's "Folk Songs of Naboréa"

Kavita Shah • 930 views
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FLOR DI NHA ESPERANÇA - Kavita e Bau

Kavita Shah • 2.1K views

Live performances

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Um Porta Aberta - VASCO MARTINS

Kavita Shah • 102 views
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Blame it On My Youth - Kavita Shah ft. Steve Wilson

Kavita Shah • 3.4K views
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"SKYLARK" - Kavita Shah | Lionel Loueke | Rogério Boccato

Kavita Shah • 6.1K views
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Kavita Shah - SODADE (live in Mindelo)

Kavita Shah • 7.9K views
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Stardust - Kavita Shah & Pierre de Bethmann

Kavita Shah • 2.8K views

Playlists by Kavita Shah