Evora, Cesaria - Antholgie - Mornas & Coladeras (2CD)

Cape Verdean producer Jose da Silva, who lived in France, discovered Cesaria Evora and opened the door to a career in Europe. Her brilliant bandleader Paulino Vieira made Cape Verdean music more accessible to an international audience by adding elements of jazz, soul, Latin and blues to the morna. Evora has a warm, lived-in alto voice with which she effortlessly transports listeners into a state of melancholy and nostalgia.