Cesária Évora (1941-2011) was a morna singa from Cape Verde. She was known… Read Full Bio ↴Cesária Évora (1941-2011) was a morna singa from Cape Verde. She was known as the "barefoot diva" because of her propensity to appear on stage in her bare feet in support of the homeless and poor women and children of her country.
Born on the 27th August 1941 in the port town of Mindelo, Cape Verde, on the island of São Vicente. Long known as the queen of the morna, a soulful genre (related to the Portuguese fado) sung in Creole-Portuguese, she mixed her sentimental folk tunes filled with longing and sadness with the acoustic sounds of guitar, cavaquinho, violin, accordion, and clarinet. Évora's Cape Verdean blues often spoke of the country's history of isolation and slave trade, as well as emigration; almost two-thirds of the million Cape Verdeans alive live abroad.
Évora's voice, a finely-tuned, melancholy instrument with a touch of hoarseness, highlighted her emotional phrasing by accenting a word or phrase. Even audiences who do not understand her language could be held spell-bound by the emotions evident in her performances.
In 2004 she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
A heavy smoker for decades, Évora was diagnosed with heart problems in 2005. She suffered strokes in 2008 and in September 2011, when she announced she was retiring. She died at the age of seventy in São Vicente, Cape Verde on the 17th December 2011 from respiratory failure and hypertension. A Spanish newspaper reported that forty-eight hours before her death she was still receiving people in her home in Mindelo, popular for always having its doors open.
Born on the 27th August 1941 in the port town of Mindelo, Cape Verde, on the island of São Vicente. Long known as the queen of the morna, a soulful genre (related to the Portuguese fado) sung in Creole-Portuguese, she mixed her sentimental folk tunes filled with longing and sadness with the acoustic sounds of guitar, cavaquinho, violin, accordion, and clarinet. Évora's Cape Verdean blues often spoke of the country's history of isolation and slave trade, as well as emigration; almost two-thirds of the million Cape Verdeans alive live abroad.
Évora's voice, a finely-tuned, melancholy instrument with a touch of hoarseness, highlighted her emotional phrasing by accenting a word or phrase. Even audiences who do not understand her language could be held spell-bound by the emotions evident in her performances.
In 2004 she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
A heavy smoker for decades, Évora was diagnosed with heart problems in 2005. She suffered strokes in 2008 and in September 2011, when she announced she was retiring. She died at the age of seventy in São Vicente, Cape Verde on the 17th December 2011 from respiratory failure and hypertension. A Spanish newspaper reported that forty-eight hours before her death she was still receiving people in her home in Mindelo, popular for always having its doors open.
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Cesária Évora Lyrics
Amdjer De Nos Terra (Ess é qu'é amdjer de nôs terra) (Nôs or nôs pitrol…
Amor di mundo Nh'amor é doce Nh'amor é certo Nh'amor tá longe Nh'amor tá p…
Amor E Mar Amor é mister Sima mar di mund inter Si raso é paixao Si…
Avenida Marginal N'avenida marginal Num luar di madrugada Ums ta brinca no …
Beijo de Longe Dexam beijabe oh São Vicente Ilha di vento, di nha cretcheu…
Beijo Roubado Dizem que o beijo roubado Embora seja de amor É crime na…
Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha Tcham canta, m'bem Traze boses Um aroma daquel pais Cabo …
Carnaval de São Vicente J'a'm conchia São Vicente Na sê ligria na sê sabura Ma 'm…
Desilusão Dum Amdjer Foi onte qui nha amor Nasce feliz pa bo Ma hoje sem…
flôr di nha esperanca XTC English Settlement R U N A W A Y S OOOOO h…
Isolada 'M ta conchê um mulata Qui ta vivê fichada Isolada num gai…
Jardim Prometido Ess verde di bô nome ja nos espera'l tcheu Num jardim…
Mar De Canal Mar de canal bo é caranbolento Bo caranbolame nha casamento…
Mar Nha Confidente Ai, ai ô mar para bô ouvi Para bô ouvi ess…
Maria Elena Tuyo es mi corazôn, Oh sol de mi querer; Mujer…
Mas Um Sonho Mas um óne, mas um bricadera Mas um carnaval, mas um…
Milca Ti Lidia Milca Ti Lidia fla N'preferi ba guerra na Guiné Do qui ba…
Modje Trofel Ta um modje trofél esse dia d'hoje Insóce ne linga, picod…
Monte Cara Q'nota 'm ta tocób e q'tinta 'm ta pintób Senhor São…
Nho Antone Escaderode Primera vez Qu'm ba na Rebera Grande 'M passa sabe Fui de…
Paraiso Di Atlantico Cabo Verde e um arv' frondoso Sumnho'd na mei d'Atlantico Se…
Perseguida Nha ma quê creu Tão q'ren-ia amorzinho tceu Mi é perseguid…
Pomba M'compra camisa tabelado M'compra boina na monti limpo Pa …
Ramboia Foi num ramboia na toi d'Bintim Ku'm conchê quel morininha …
Rogamar Quel barquin ta balancá Na meio de baía Na odisseia di cad…
Roma Criola Um fase di oro Bo conche o Mindelo Bo porto-coracao Ta ir…
Rosie Rósie bem dzem' o que ta tchivtib Bôs manera ta denuciób C…
Saia Travada Es amor di hoje em dia, é um amor di…
Saiona D'Vinte Ano Saiona d'Vinte One Ja soma na cabeçada Pal bem conta o…
Sombras Di Distino Parti pa terra longe Foi sempre nha ilusão E ali ja'me est…
Sorte Trinta e cinco óne despôs El tchega na mim El rodeá na…
Tiche M' staba na terra longi Bô amor tchmam di meu…
Travessa De Peixeira Na Travessa De Peixeira Oh cumpade! Num colde d'pêxe Qu'…
Um Pincelada Quel flor qu'tita murcha Quel crianca qu'tita tchora Quel …
Vaga Lenta Tud nha fé é qu'um dia Bô ta voltà pa bô…
Vaquinha Mansa Vaquinha mansa Bó carinha contente Bó boquinha tão doce B…
Velocidade E m'dojr bo caba q'ues esparate Pa ca ba pobe…
Voz D'Amor Um canto, um silêncio, um voz qui ca soá Um mágoa…