Cesaria Evora

Cesária Évora obituary

Singer behind the popularity of Cape Verde's morna ballads

Garth Cartwright

17, Dec, 2011 @6:25 PM

Singer Cesária Évora forced to retire on medical advice

Cape Verdean singer nicknamed the 'barefoot diva' cancels all forthcoming dates and apologises to fans

Imogen Tilden

23, Sep, 2011 @3:10 PM

Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora recovering from heart surgery

The 68-year-old diva is recovering in a Paris hospital after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery on the weekend

Sean Michaels

12, May, 2010 @10:42 AM

Cesaria Evora and Ballaké Sissoko | World music review

Barbican, London
The queen of Cape Verdian blues was let down at her London comeback gig by a relentlessly cheerful band, writes Robin Denselow

Robin Denselow

05, May, 2010 @10:45 PM

CD review | Cesaria Evora: Nha Sentimento

The result is a breezy and easygoing set that lacks the intensity of her finest work, but shows Evora is still in fine voice, says Robin Denselow

Robin Denselow

30, Oct, 2009 @12:01 AM

Cesaria Evora, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

James Griffiths

28, May, 2004 @2:00 AM

CD: Cesaria Evora, Voz D'Amor

(BMG France/RCA)

Robin Denselow

30, Jan, 2004 @2:52 AM

Cesaria Evora: sad-eyed lady of the dry lands

Cesaria Evora's melancholic set is as volcanic as the Atlantic islands from which she hails.

Neil Spencer

21, Jul, 2002 @12:11 AM

Cesaria Evora, Royal Festival Hall, London

Royal Festival Hall, London

Robin Denselow

18, Jul, 2002 @10:52 AM

World music review: Cesaria Evora

Royal Festival Hall, London
Rating: ***

John Aizlewood

15, Jul, 2001 @11:00 PM

Q & A

Cesaria Evora, 60, was born in Cape Verde, a group of islands off West Africa. The daughter of a violinist, she began performing morna, a mournful genre of blues, at 16. In Europe, tapes of her performances were made into albums. She left the islands for the first time in her 40s and by her 50s was a major star. Dubbed the barefoot diva, her fans include Madonna and Ricky Martin. She is performing at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on July 13.

Rosanna Greenstreet

30, Jun, 2001 @12:17 AM

Cesaria Evora, the singer who thrives on misery

Peter Culshaw meets Cesaria Evora, the singer who thrives on misery.

Peter Culshaw

16, Apr, 2001 @12:50 AM

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