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~ Cesaria Evora
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Mar 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Sterns Records
  • ASIN: B000027YN1
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 321,412 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Like Billie Holiday, the Cape Verdean queen of morna--a slow, rhythmically ballad-like blend of African blues and the Portuguese fado--asked heartache to come in and set a spell. In fact, trouble and Cesaria Evora are longtime soulmates. This 1992 album (released in the US in 1998) about nostalgia, longing, hit-and-run lovers and the sea features titles such as "Barbincour" ("The Conman") and "Torura" ("Torture"). It went gold in France, transforming the plump grandma diva of her West African island's beachside canteens into a world-music icon. Not the least of Evora's magical appeal is that those smooth, honey-rich vocals suggest a universe of passion and pain, with nary a spasm of self-pity to break the spell.--Elena Oumano

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5.0 out of 5 stars the exquisite soul of morna, 7 Mar 2005
By Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss Perfumado (Audio CD)
Cesaria Evora is one of the great stars of world music, and this CD is on many lists as an "essential recording" in this genre. Born in 1941 in Sao Vicente (Cape Verde Islands), Cesaria has known the toughest of times in her youth, and was a mature woman before reaching the recognition she so richly deserved. "Mis Perfumado" was recorded in 1992, and is one of her very finest albums; with her soft, warm honey voice, and a heart well acquainted with the sorrow of lost love, she is undoubtedly the quintessential interpreter of "morna", a style of song reminiscent of the Portuguese fado combined with the rhythms of West Africa.

The songs on this CD are lilting, melodic gems, most with a nice slow swing to them, with a few that are more up-tempo, like tracks # 3, 10, and the fabulous "Angola" (# 6), which is my favorite number on the CD.
Four of the tracks (# 2, 7, 9, 11) were written by Cesaria's prolific uncle Francisco (better known as B. Leza), as well as three by one of Francisco's followers, Manuel de Novas (# 3, 4, 12). The musicianship is marvelous throughout this recording, and a lot of the world-wide success of this CD is owed to the masterful arrangements and piano artistry of Paulino Viera, whose solos add much to the beauty of the music, as does the haunting violin playing by Malaquias Costa featured in the final "Tortura".
A good place to start your Cesaria Evora collection, the sound is quite good and total playing time is 59'29.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, passion, joy and sadness in its best., 2 Jul 2001
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Cesaria Evora - everything that comes out of her mouth is real gold. Every song, every verse, every word she sings is full of emotions, passion, joy and sadness in the same time. Here, in "Miss Perfumado", as well: she is the Queen. She possesses and controls so perfect every subtlety from which music is made, the very essence of it. Evora is the Master in story telling, she just starts singing, and within light-seconds she has entered the very bottom of your heart. And you wish that she never stops singing. Pure beauty in its most perfect form.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars MIss Perfumado by Cesaria Evora, 26 Feb 2009
By M. K. Gebbie "kiwi" (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss Perfumado (Audio CD)
A beautiful, enchanting CD. Cesaria Evora has a wonderful heart felt voice that is both captivating and full of emotion. Sit back, listen and enjoy this wonderful CD.
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