album · August 10, 1999

Café Atlantico

RCA Records LabelSee this day
worldafrobeat

"Café Atlantico," released in 1999, features Évora's signature melancholic mornas and coladeiras, with arrangements that incorporate a larger, orchestral sound than her previous work. The album was recorded in Paris and features collaborations with Brazilian musicians.

Cesária Évora was a Cape Verdean singer, known as the "Queen of Morna." She brought the traditional Cape Verdean music style to international audiences.

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