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Cesaria Evora | 
 enlarge | Artist: Cesaria Evora
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music
New (5) Used (17) from $4.98
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 92730
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075597937923
EAN: 0075597937923
ASIN: B000005J3Q
Release Date: July 18, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Petit Pays - Cesaria Evora, DaCruz, Nando | | • | Xandinha - Cesaria Evora, Cabral, Amandio | | • | Tudo Tem Se Limite - Cesaria Evora, DeNovas, Manuel | | • | Consedjo - Cesaria Evora, Mendes, Ramiro | | • | D'Nhirim Reforma - Cesaria Evora, DaCruz, Nando | | • | Rotcha 'Scribida - Cesaria Evora, Cabral, Amandio | | • | Oriundina - Cesaria Evora, Leza, B. | | • | Tudo Dia E Dia - Cesaria Evora, DeNovas, Manuel | | • | Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida - Cesaria Evora, Rodrigues, Pedro | | • | Areia de Salamansa - Cesaria Evora, Duarte, Abilio | | • | Flor Na Paul - Cesaria Evora, Chantre, Teofilo | | • | Doce Guerra - Cesaria Evora, Simas, Antero |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
Cesaria Evora, a Cape Verdean with a rich alto voice, has been accurately described as a cross between Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday. It wasn't until 1988, though, that Evora traveled to Paris to record, and her fourth album, 1992's Miss Perfumado, made her a major star in France and Portugal. Her 1994 album, Cesaria Evora, duplicated that triumph, and it's this latter recording which has become her first U.S. release. Evora, celebrated in Europe as the "Barefoot Diva," is now 52, but she is still able to give every word a breathy intimacy even as she fills it with a pitch-perfect, full-toned resonance. Drawing on the work of such top Cape Verdean songwriters as Nando Da Cruz, Amandio Cabral, and Manuel De Novas, she sings in Criuolo, a Creole variation of Portuguese. As in Brazil, another former Portuguese colony with a strong African influence, Cape Verde has produced a music which is light and airy even as it incorporates African rhythms and quartertones. The morna possesses the low-key tunefulness of an equatorial cabaret music, but Evora's vocals impart a world-weary gravity to these tales of homesickness and doomed love. Geoffrey Himes
Album Description
Seven tracks on gold disc & SBM (super bit mastering). Tracks include 'Joaquim Paris', 'Ingrata', 'Regresso', 'D. Ana' (take 1), D. Ana (take 2), 'Tchintchiroti Na Figueira' & 'Caboverdeano N'Angola'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
she's adorable March 22, 2003
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I've heard this record first in 1998 on my trip to Yerevan, Armenia it follows me everywhere I go. I'm in love with this woman and every new record of hers I get is special.
Luscious! August 5, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Portugese is such a lovely, romantic langauge when sung. Cesaria Evora's voice is all velvet and honey. The songs are beautiful. Some are filled with longing and stay in your mind. Oriundina is the one that haunts me. Just a beautiful CD.
Goddess of Music October 9, 2000
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Cesaria Evora is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers of all time! Her voice and style of singing are truly universal and transcendent. No one who listens to her will remain unaffected: It is impossible to withstand the power of her music. A gift such as hers is very rare and should be honored accordingly. This CD is highly recommended!
evoria finally gets the international attention she deserves May 25, 2000
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wow. What a voice! I stumbled upon this disc by accident, but what a lucky find it was. Almost every song is memorable. I agree with the description below that her voice is reminscent of Billy Holiday. I had never heard any music from Cape Verde before, but this disc sent me in search of her earlier music. If you like Cuban music, salsa and Latin dance music, give this CD a try.
A Must-Have! March 19, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this CD over 2 years ago, but felt that I needed to review it here. The entire CD is AMAZING. I enjoyed EVERY track. This is a difficult feat for any CD, considering that about 98% of the time, I end up only enjoying MAYBE 4 out of 10 songs on most. That's not the case here. Her voice is beautiful, the music washes my stress away, and even though I don't know the dialect in which she is singing, I can gather that in some of the tracks, it is a lament of some kind. A good way to describe Ms. Evora's music is this: Billie Holliday Meets the Exotic West Coast of Africa. This CD will NOT disappoint!
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