Cape-verdean born in La Havana, Cuba, in 1985, the precocious talents of Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Cape-verdean born in La Havana, Cuba, in 1985, the precocious talents of Mayra Andrade first reached a world stage in 2001. That’s when the singer won her country’s first gold medal at the Jeux de la Francophonie in Canada. Her crystalline and agile voice has since graced stages on the four continents. In 2006, Andrade released her first CD “Navega”, on the Sony/BMG label.

In June 2001, a young Capeverdean singer, hardly 16 years old, completely unknown until then, won a gold medal at the Plays of Francophonie singing contest in Ottawa Hull in Canada among 35 competitors from around world. Mayra Curado Andrade obtained the first Gold medal for her country during an international singing competition.

This event was huge for Cape Verde , since music is one of the principal exported wealth for this small archipelago of ten islands lost in the Atlantic Ocean 500 kilometers of the coasts of Senegal . The young Mayra, who is today the figurehead of the rising generation of singers of her country, was born in Cuba from Capeverdean parents. Mayra lived in Senegal, in Angola, then in Germany.

At 13 years old, she was already noticed for her voice and her personality. She was selected to sing in Belgium during a conference dedicated to Dalaï LAMA' students. After her victory at the Francophonie in Canada, Mayra did not stop performing. She toured Cape Verde, in particular at Praia and Mindelo.

Then, in the mythical room the "Coliseu Dos Recreios" in Lisbon , she sang alongside Bau, former instrumentalist of Césaria Evora. It is in July 2002 that Mayra is invited for the very first time in France, to the Festival of Jazz of "Rendezvous de l'Erdre". On stage, at the sides of two great ladies of the international jazz, the New-Yorker Sheila Jordan and Armenian Datévik Hovanessian, Mayra obtained an enormous success.

She enchanted the Congress of the City of Nantes during the opening of the 24th International Festival of film of the three continents while singing "a Cappella". Then, it was at the "Festival de la Harpe" that Mayra was the headline for the first time. The invitations began to follow: at the Africajarc Festival, she performed beside Joe Zawinul, Ismael Lo, and Angélique Kidjo. She opened for Césaria Evora at New Morning in Paris, for Enrico Macias in the "Festopale" at Etaples and for the Cuban Ernesto Titos Puentes at the time of the "Festival of Jazz" of Valves.

Mayra imposes consequently her own style. She is astonishingly at ease with Morna, Funana, Coladera, and Batuque while adding a bit of jazz. Her personality and her talent bring a true new breath to the music of the islands of Cape Verde, heir of a mixture of rhythms of Africa, the Old man-Continent.

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Mayra Andrade Lyrics

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A-mi N kre-u txeu A-mi N kre-u txeu Bu ál senpri sabi ken ki mi…
AFETO Oarê aô ei arê ei ô ei Oarê aô ei arê…
Comme s'il en pleuvait Mots doux et billets de rigueur Intrigues enflammées Comme s…
Dimocransa Kantádu ma dimokrasiâ Ma stába sukundidu Ma tudu dja sai na …
Dimokránsa Kantádu ma dimokrasiâ, Ma stába sukundidu, Ma tudu dja sai…
Dispidida Katorzi mi dja-m bá nha kaminhu Mi ki s'ta fika ku…
Guardar Mais Deus te guarde Não te posso guardar mais Sopro tudo Eu já nã…
Ilha de Santiago Ilha de Santiago Tem corpinho de algodón Saia de chita cu …
Juana Juána bu podi papia també Dizabri um bokádu ku mi Fitcha kor…

Kenha ki ben ki ta bai Dexam labanta pam flau Ma bó bu ca más ki mi Kel…
Konsiensia Penumbra dja nvadí-m spritu Láguas intchí-m na petu Nha grit…
La Javanaise J'avoue j'en ai bavé pas vous Mon amour Avant d'avoir eu v…
Lapidu Na Bo Dja-u pinta sáia d’otu kor, Dja-u muda botom di bu buluza …
Le jour se lève Le jour se lève Comme un rêve À peine un dessin Dans un…
Lembránsa Tudo vês ki-m lembrâ Ma dja-m foi felis Ta parsê-m qui ta…
Les mots d'amour La vie, le temps peut-être Serments déchus et lettres Rêves …
Limitason Si n ka estendeba bu mon O dau sinal di amizádi Talvés…
Lua Moon, stay with me a little longer Let me come close…
Mana Mána sta nóba bunita Manxi ta sunha kordádu Fla ma pobréza…
MANGA Mas txeu Mas fundu Si krê'u fúndia na mi Mas txeu Mas fundu …
Michelle Michelle ma belle These are words that go together well My…
Mon Carrousel Sans un seul mot la tendresse s'en va Et plus…
Morena menina linda Hoje eu vim aqui só pra te ver menina Morena linda…
Navega Oh vida di már, vida di piskador Regrésu tom nsértu tenê-m…
Nha Damáxa E! Nha Damáxa Olé, lé, lé! O! Mudjer sabida Olé, lé, lé! …
Nha Nobréza M-ta lembra dizaséti ánu Na nha moráda ka tinha Minina di …
Nha Sibitchi Tudu diâ sima ta manxi, Kel gálu bedju ta dizafina ; Orédj…
Odjus fitchádu Oji ta djobi pa seu Kel ki-m odja foi strélas Ta fla-m…
Palavra Palavra: Cruzado é jogo Trocado é intriga Dado é cumprido…
Poc Li Dente E Tcheu Mi ja-m oiá kma vida li tá mut difísil Má solusom…
Pull Up Óra ki n fla marélu Ês ta fla "kusa é ka…
Regasu Mórna k-um konxé Inda mininu na regasu Na óra di dispidida…
Segredu É num konversa ku serea Ki n diskubri es melôdia E kontam…
Seu M-tem um sonhu Um sonhu grándi Réi di bunitu Xeiu di lus …
Stória, stória Dexâ-m bem kontâ-bu um stória D-um amor ki nasi oji Entri um…
Tan Kalakatan Bu spádja bu baka kaka Bu disdangom, bu apokam Bu spádja bu…
Tchápu na Bandera Korasom ki ta márka kel témpu i kompásu D-es milagri divinu …
Ténpu ki bai Ténpu ki bai Dexâ-m ali sakédu ta djobi óra Ku gána volta…
Téra lonji N ben d'un téra lonji D'un téra lonji di li Dja N…
Terra da Saudade Lá na terra ninguém dança Dizem que faz mal ao coração Não…
Tunuca Tunuka, Tunuka bála Ki tem koráji, é só Tunuka di meu Suku…
Turbulénsa U nha mãi! Nha naviu ta navega n-es már turbuléntu Marinhe…
Vapor di Imigrason Ó Deus, nô sakrifisiu di stranjeru Nha korason vivi pertadu …

We Used to Call It Love Babe′s gone away, just for a while I'm sitting down here…

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