 
Cesaria Evora
"Cabo Verde"
Cesaria Evora sings morna, a
cool mix of blues, jazz, and Portuguese folk that is the national
passion of Cape Verde. It's usually played on caviquinhos and
guitars, sometimes piano, an occasional horn, with light touches
of percussion.She has a whiskey-and-cigarettes voice, a mournful,
worldly style that has become what most folks think of when they
say morna. Cabo Verde is Cesaria Evora's second U.S. release,
and it doesn't hit the high point of Miss Perfumado. It's a little
heavier in the production and her voice not as powerful as in
the past. But hers is still a magnificent voice, and if you have
other Evora recordings, you'll want this one too. --Louis Gibson |
