Cesária Évora

"Sodade"
Lyrics & music by A. Cabral & L. Morais
 

A song of Cesária`s live album L'olympia (1996)
The video was shot at Le Grand Rex De Paris, 2004.

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Cesária Évora (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈzaɾiɐ ˈɛvuɾɐ]; born 27 August 1941) is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes,^[1] Évora is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna."

Cesária Évora – Cize to her friends – was born on the 27th August 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Her bright voice and physical charms were soon noticed, but her hope of a singing career remained unsatisfied. A Cape Verdean women’s group and the singer Bana both took her to Lisbon to cut a few tracks, but the recordings failed to catch the ear of a producer. In 1988, a young Frenchman of Cape Verdean extraction invited her to Paris to make a record. At 47, she had nothing to lose. Having never seen Paris, she agreed.

1988: Her first album is released: La Diva Aux Pieds Nus (The Barefoot Diva) produced by Lusafrica. The zouk-flavoured coladera “Bia Lulucha” is a hit with the Cape Verdean community. She gives a first concert in Paris to a small crowd at the New Morning on the 1st October.