Long known to Cape Verde's small expatriate community in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as the African Island nation's finest singer, Cesaria exploded to fame on these shores with her '95 self-titled album. For this 1997 release, she again sublimely sings Mornas, the ""Cape Verdean blues'', but also features a varied group of songs from the festive to the mournful. Many of Cape Verde's best musicians play on the album, as well as jazz saxophonist James Carter on Coragem Irmon. Spanish-style guitars, accordian, percussion, and violin sweep us away on her blanket of exquisite sadness. She'll simply take your breath away. "

Evora,Cesaria