A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria 'vora was known as the country's foremost practitioner of the morna, a combination of West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties. Her 1999 album Cafe Atlantico is nothing short of world class!
A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria 'vora was known as the country's foremost practitioner of the morna, a combination of West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties. After a short singing career in the 1970's, she returned in the late '80s with a string of fine albums.
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