Ana Sofia Fonseca’s feature documentary Cesária Évora opens with hand-held, bootleg-style footage of the legendary Cabo Verdean morna singer in rehearsal. It is visually inauspicious but subtly ...

The music of Cape Verde has been so dynamically defined by Cesaria Evora that it comes as an intriguing surprise to learn that there are sounds and styles that reach beyond her compelling versions of ...

PRAIA, Cape Verde (Reuters) - The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "barefoot diva," has died at age 70, according to reports over the weekend. The singer, who brought the melancholy ...

Mindelo, a small port city on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, was once home to Cesaria Evora. She was celebrated around the world for her morna style - a nostalgic musical genre now ...

Since breaking out internationally in the mid-90s, Cesaria Evora has single-handedly ensured that the Cape Verde Islands would evoke something more for music fans than that Horace Silver tune. Her ...

WestEnd Films and Cinephil are teaming up for a feature documentary on the late Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora. Directed by Portuguese filmmaker Ana Sofia Fonseca, the film — simply titled “Cesária ...

Em comunicado divulgado no "site" da Presidência da República, Cavaco Silva sublinhou que Cesária Évora foi uma "artista singular, que tão bem soube exprimir a cultura e a tradição musical da sua ...

O músico brasileiro Seu Jorge, que hoje atua no Kriol Jazz Festival, na cidade da Praia, disse que, mal pisou Cabo Verde, sentiu saudades de Cesária Évora com quem chegou a partilhar o palco. O músico ...

The producer for singer Cesaria Evora says she has decided to end her career at age 70 because of health problems. Sept. 23, 2011, 11:45 AM UTC / Source: The Associated Press The producer for singer ...

Praia, 07 dez 2024 (Lusa) – O Governo cabo-verdiano espera celebrar no primeiro trimestre de 2025 um protocolo formal com a família de Cesária Évora, cantora que levou a morna para o mundo, para ...