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RIP Cesaria Evora

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Topic: RIP Cesaria Evora

Posted By: idlero
Subject: RIP Cesaria Evora
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 11:30am

Cesária Évora 27 August 1941 - 17 December 2011) was a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde" rel="nofollow - Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot" rel="nofollow - barefoot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva" rel="nofollow - diva " for performing without shoes,^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora#cite_note-0" rel="nofollow -} Évora was perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morna_%28music%29" rel="nofollow - morna ."

One of my favourite artists, I was lucky to see her in a concert in Bucharest

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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns

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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 11:37am

She sung here in Vilnius 3 or 4 times,I really liked her singing... RIP

Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 2:33pm

Great singer. One of her best points was "she was the real deal" with her music.

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Matt