CD Import Africa Portuguese * Cesaria Evora * Cape Verdean * Miss Perfumado

Description: Audio CD (May 21, 2002) Original Release Date: May 21, 2002 Number of Discs: 1 Format: Original recording reissued Label: Sony Legacy Run Time: 59 minutes ASIN: B000066NWC Like Billie Holiday, the Cape Verdean queen of morna--a slow, rhythmically balladic blend of African blues and the Portuguese fado--asked heartache to come in and set a spell. In fact, trouble and Cesaria Evora are longtime soulmates. This 1992 album (released in the U.S. in 1998) about nostalgia, longing, hit-and-run lovers, and the sea features titles like "Barbincour" ("The Conman") and "Torura" ("Torture"). It went gold in France, transforming the plump grandma diva of her West African island's beachside canteens into a world-music icon. Not the least of Evora's magical appeal is that those smooth, honey-rich vocals suggest a universe of passion and pain, with nary a spasm of self-pity to break the spell. --Elena Oumano Track Listings Disc: 1 1. Sodade 2. Bia 3. Cumpade Ciznone 4. Direito Di Nasce 5. Luz Dum Estrela 6. Angola 7. Miss Perfumado 8. Vida Tem um So Vida 9. Morabeza 10. Recordai 11. Lua Nha Testemunha 12. Barbincor 13. Tortura

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