What do you need to know about Cesaria Evora and why?

// June 2nd, 2011 // Bez kategorii

Only not so long ago we realized that the world is not impossible to explore at all and we can connect over the distances with a touch of a fingertip. Then we realized we can talk, see each other, send photos, videos, share our favourites on the internet. Now we have the freedom of choosing what we watch, what we listen to and what country’s heritage we discover with the same little action – a touch of a fingertip. Just like that. Only need a little bit of a curiousness. Where does it lead us to, though? Normally, into a widely various destinations, but mainly the chaotic ones: choice is the problem, it seems, ironically. To be brief then – what do I need to know about something and why, in the world of everything and anything? Here comes the organization and balance, here comes Radio Balance, here to help, on the music ground at least.

So to start from the most important musicians of all for Radio Balance:

What do I need to know about Cesaria Evora and why?

WHAT?
Born: Aug 27, 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde
Style: Traditional Cape Verdean ‘Morna’ (combining West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas and British sea shanties)
Also known as: Barefoot Diva
Artistic debut: at the age of 16
International recognition: at the age of 47
Best tracks: Sodade, Angola, Petit Pays, Besame Mucho, D’Nhirim Reforma, Partida, Apocalipse, Tudo tem se limite, Sabine Largam, Amor Di Mundo
Best Albums: Miss Perfumado, Cafe Atlantico, Cesaria, Voz D’Amor
Legends:
*always performing barefoot for the solidarity with all the world’s poor women but also because that’s how she always used to walk
*a sublime taste for tobacco and cognac
*a hard life on Cape Verde’s forgotten islands
*one of the most distinctive voices in the world
*never been to a music school, comes from a musical family
Quotes:
“If music can change things why do we still have wars, sadness and all kind of the bad things in our world?”

WHY?

Just listen to this:

Comments are closed.