Sometimes I have the overwhelming need to hear the voice of Cesaria Evora...sometimes you just need to hear a few notes to make you feel that it's alright. The greatest barefoot diva of our time, she was the voice of Capo Verde, Angola. This is a music that spans all cultures. The language of Capo Verde is Portuguese. The music is somehow african, somehow Brazilian, but 100% Angolan...a style called "moma" which is like the Spanish Fado style, but so much softer, so much more rhythmic. This is an almost hour long convert recorded in 2001 in Paris.
Sorry budddy...I haven't been following your blog for too long and I missed this great post!
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Graham