Cesária Évora was a renowned Cape Verdean singer-songwriter known for her emotive performances and unique style.
Évora was affectionately known as the "Barefoot Diva" due to her habit of performing without shoes, symbolizing her connection to the poor.
In 2004, she won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album for her album "Voz d'amor."
Biography
Early Life
Cesária Évora was born on August 27, 1941, in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Growing up in a culturally rich environment, she was deeply influenced by the traditional music of her homeland, particularly the genre known as morna, which often reflects themes of love, nostalgia, and the Cape Verdean experience. Despite facing hardships in her early life, including poverty, Évora's passion for music became her guiding light.
Career
Évora's career began in the 1960s, but it wasn't until the 1990s that she gained international recognition. Known as the "Barefoot Diva" for her signature style of performing without shoes, she captivated audiences with her soulful voice and heartfelt performances. Her music, primarily sung in Cape Verdean Creole, resonated with many, leading to the release of numerous acclaimed albums, including "Miss Perfumado" and "Voz d'amor." Throughout her career, she received several prestigious awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2004.
Legacy
Cesária Évora's influence extended beyond her music; she became a cultural ambassador for Cape Verde, sharing its stories and traditions with the world. Her impact is evident in the way she inspired a new generation of musicians, both within the Cape Verdean diaspora and globally. Évora's legacy is celebrated through various honors, including her image on Cape Verdean currency and the naming of the Cesária Évora Airport in Mindelo after her passing on December 17, 2011. Her contributions to music and culture continue to be recognized and cherished, solidifying her status as a national treasure of Cape Verde.
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Discography
Mãe Carinhosa2013
- 1.Sentimento5:01
- 2.Tchon de Franca4:32
- 3.Mãe Carinhosa3:42
- 4.Dor di Sodade5:55
- 5.Talvez4:17
- 6.Dos Palavras2:39
- 7.Essencia d'Vida4:40
- 8.Quem Tem Odio2:23
- 9.Caboverdiano d'Angola4:56
- 10.Emigue Ingrote3:26
- 11.Esperanca3:38
- 12.Cme Catchor2:47
- 13.Nos Cabo Verde5:16
Cesaria Evora &...2010
- 1.Sodade4:54
- 2.Moda Bô4:57
- 3.É doce morrer no mar3:39
- 4.Elle chante3:52
- 5.Africa nossa3:52
- 6.Yamore3:44
- 7.Lágrimas negras4:58
- 8.Quel casinha4:27
- 9.Negue3:46
- 10.Regresso3:58
- 11.Embarcação3:25
- 12.Um pincelada3:26
- 13.Historia de un amor3:57
- 14.Tiempo y silencio3:18
- 15.Crepuscular solidão5:31
- 16.Ausencia3:47
- 17.Mãe Pa Fidje4:02
- 18.Sodade5:55
- 19.Negue2:11
The Essential Cesaria Evora2010
- 1.Miss Perfumado4:32
- 2.Bia Lulucha4:59
- 3.Coragem Irmon6:29
- 4.Areia de Salamansa3:33
- 5.Cabo Verde mandá mantenhá4:03
- 6.Sodade4:54
- 7.Petit pays3:46
- 8.São Vicente di Llonge4:17
- 9.Modje trofel3:30
- 10.Passeio4:48
- 11.Tudo dia e dia3:57
- 12.Mar azul3:38
- 13.Flor di nha esperança4:16
- 14.Velocidade3:23
- 15.Lua nha testemunha6:22
- 16.Tchintchirote3:14
- 17.Cize5:21
- 18.Amor e Mmar4:33
- 19.Negue3:47
- 20.Carnaval de São Vicente3:50
- 21.Isolada5:28
- 22.Tudo tem se limite4:33
- 23.Angola4:30
- 24.Mar de canal4:03
- 25.Beijo de longe4:00
- 26.Vida tem um só vida5:39
- 27.Cabo Verde, terra estimada4:37
- 28.Sombras di distino4:37
- 29.Sangue de Beirona3:34
- 30.Cinturao tem mele3:33
- 31.Nho Antone escaderode3:46
- 32.Dor di amor4:29
Best of Cesária Évora2009
- 1.Miss Perfumado4:32
- 2.Sodade4:54
- 3.Tchintchirote3:14
- 4.D'nhirim reforma5:39
- 5.Carnaval de São Vicente3:50
- 6.Fada5:00
- 7.Fala pa fala4:31
- 8.Angola4:30
- 9.Odji maguado3:59
- 10.Areia de Salamansa3:33
- 11.Crepuscular solidao5:32
- 12.Sangue de Beirona3:35
- 13.Sabor de pecado4:42
- 14.Tortura4:00
- 15.Bondade e maldade5:01
- 16.Cabo Verde, terra estimada4:36
- 17.Cize5:21
- 18.Petit pPays3:46
- 19.Vida tem um só vida5:38
- 20.Isolada5:29
- 21.Velocidade3:23
- 22.Um pincelada3:28
- 23.São Tome na equador4:12
- 24.Esperança irisada4:30
- 25.Nho Antone escaderode3:47
- 26.Luiza5:43
- 27.Mar azul3:38
- 28.Flor di nha esperança4:16
- 29.Cinturao tem mele3:34
- 30.Tudo tem se limite4:33
- 31.Fidjo maguado4:19
- 32.Partida3:12
- 33.Negue3:47
- 34.Cretcheu di ceu6:14
- 35.Rotcha 'scribida4:29
- 36.Perseguida4:52
- 37.Nha cancera ka tem medida3:52
- 38.Homem na meio di homem4:39
- 39.Papa joachin paris4:36
- 40.Sombras di distino4:36
- 41.Sabine larga'm3:09
- 42.Amdjer de nos terra4:44
- 43.Cabo verde3:15
- 44.Beijo roubado4:11
- 45.Amor di mundo4:07
- 46.Modje trofel3:29
- 47.Nha confissao3:41
- 48.Besame mucho4:53
Nha Sentimento2009
- 1.Serpentina3:32
- 2.Verde cabo di nhas odjos4:11
- 3.Vento de sueste4:45
- 4.Ligereza3:54
- 5.Zinha3:36
- 6.Fatalidade3:51
- 7.Esperança di mar azul4:04
- 8.Sentimento4:28
- 9.Tchôm frio3:51
- 10.Noiva de ceu4:05
- 11.Holandesa co certeza3:01
- 12.Resposta menininhas de monte sossego3:59
- 13.Mam’bia e so mi4:17
- 14.Parceria e irmandade4:09
Radio Mindelo: Early Recordings2008
- 1.Cize5:02
- 2.Oriundina3:43
- 3.Pe di boi2:31
- 4.Nutridinha2:48
- 5.Vaquinha mansa3:32
- 6.Belga4:21
- 7.Cize3:39
- 8.Mar azul4:25
- 9.Terezinha2:04
- 10.Frutu proibido3:01
- 11.Falta di força2:15
- 12.Sayko dayo2:17
- 13.Sangue di Beirona2:32
- 14.Nho antone escaderote2:07
- 15.Mata morte2:55
- 16.Robolice na iiha da Madeira1:57
- 17.Nova sintra4:16
- 18.Menina d'fonte Felipe2:07
- 19.Cinturao tem mele2:19
- 20.Dor di sodade2:56
- 21.Cize3:24
- 22.Caminho de São Tomé4:00
Rogamar2006
- 1.Sombras di distino4:37
- 2.Um pincelada3:28
- 3.Avenida marginal3:00
- 4.Africa nossa3:54
- 5.Tiche4:17
- 6.São Tomé na Equador4:13
- 7.Rogamar3:34
- 8.Amor e mar4:33
- 9.Modje trofel3:29
- 10.Rosie4:17
- 11.Travessa de peixeira3:23
- 12.Mas um sonho3:49
- 13.Mar nha confidente5:34
- 14.Saiona d'vinte ano3:45
- 15.Vaga lenta4:07
Voz d'amor2003
- 1.Isolada5:31
- 2.Velocidade3:25
- 3.Amdjer de nos terra4:47
- 4.Beijo roubado4:14
- 5.Djarmai di meu4:43
- 6.Monte Cara4:14
- 7.Ramboia5:02
- 8.Jardim prometido4:51
- 9.Nha coração tchora5:00
- 10.Saia travada3:09
- 11.Pomba3:28
- 12.Mar de canal4:07
- 13.Milca ti liada4:19
- 14.Voz d'amor4:42
Grand Collection2003
- 1.Angola4:30
- 2.Destino negro3:43
- 3.Sodade4:52
- 4.Separacao4:49
- 5.Mar Azul3:37
- 6.Miss Perfumado4:31
- 7.Cabo Verde3:14
- 8.Cinturao tem mele3:33
- 9.Traz d'horizonte4:04
- 10.Cumpade ciznone3:12
- 11.Nova Sintra4:22
- 12.Tortura3:58
- 13.Tanha4:07
- 14.Cize5:21
- 15.Lua nha testemunha6:20
- 16.Cabo Verde terra estimada4:36
- 17.Fruto proibido4:31
- 18.Odji maguado3:57
- 19.Estanhadinha2:40
Les Essentiels2002
- 1.Sangue de beirona3:31
- 2.Miss perfumado4:29
- 3.Petit pays3:45
- 4.Mar azul3:36
- 5.Luiza5:41
- 6.Tudo tem se limite4:32
- 7.Sabine largam3:07
- 8.Cinturao tem mele3:32
- 9.Vida tem um so vida5:37
- 10.Papa Joachim Paris4:33
- 11.Cize5:19
- 12.Nha cancera ka tem medida3:48
- 13.Regresso3:30
- 14.Partida6:13
Anthologie2002
- 1.Sodade4:57
- 2.Fala Pa Fala4:32
- 3.Carnaval De São Vicente3:51
- 4.Crepuscular Solidão5:33
- 5.Cize5:22
- 6.Petit Pays3:47
- 7.Tchintchirote3:15
- 8.Angola4:31
- 9.Vida Tem Um So Vida5:39
- 10.Bondade E Maldade5:02
- 11.Sangue De Beirona3:35
- 12.Flor Di Nha Esperança4:17
- 13.Lua Nha Testemunha6:23
- 14.Experança Irisada4:30
- 15.Nho Antone Escaderode3:47
- 16.Fidjo Maguado4:17
São Vicente di Longe2001
- 1.São Vicente di longe4:18
- 2.Homem na meio di' homem4:40
- 3.Tiempo y silencio3:21
- 4.Sabôr de pecado4:43
- 5.Dor di amor4:32
- 6.Nutridinha3:13
- 7.Regresso4:00
- 8.Esperança irisada4:30
- 9.Ponta de fi3:58
- 10.Crepuscular solidão5:33
- 11.Linda mimosa3:48
- 12.Negue3:48
- 13.Bondade e maldade5:02
- 14.Fada5:02
- 15.Pic nic na Salamansa3:57
Les chansons du Cap-Vert2001
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Café Atlantico1999
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Le Monde De Cesaria Evora1999
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Best Of1998
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Cabo Verde1997
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Cesaria1995
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Sodade1994
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Sodade, o melhor de Cesaria Evora1994
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Miss Perfumado1992
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Mar Azul1991
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Distino Di Belita1990
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La Diva aux pieds nus1988
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Cesária1987
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- Lusafrica
Achievements
- Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Award
- Kora Awards
- Award
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
- Award
- Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Ceasaria Evora, Cesaria Evora, Césaria Évora, Evora, Cesaria
Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.
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