Cesária Explained
Cesária is the fifth album by Cesária Évora. The album, consisting of Cape Verdean morna and coladeira songs, was released by Paris-based Lusafrica on 18 July 1995. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the World Music category in 1996.[1]
It was certified gold in France by SNEP which sold more than 100,000 copies. As of 1997, in United States the album has sold 150,000 copies.[2]
Track listing
Selected translations: "Tudo dia e dia" is "Everyday, Everyday"," Flor na Paul" is "Flower of Paul" and "Doce Guerra" is "Sweet War".
Charts
Certifications and sales
Credits
Group members
- Cesária Évora - singer
- Paulino Vieira - bass guitar, cavaquinho, piano, harmonica, percussions, chorus
- Osvaldo Dias - cord guitar, chorus
- Armando Tito - guitar, chorus
- Toy Vieira - cavaquinho, chorus
- Raúl Barboza - accordion
- Ramiro Mendes, Teofilo Chantre - chorus
Technical team and production
- Producer: José da Silva
- Producer, arrangements: Paulino Vieira
- Engineers: Christian Echaïb, Didier Le Marchand, Gérard Kouchtchouian
- Mixers: Christian Echaïb, Paulino Vieira
- Artwork: Le Village, Christian Libessart
- Photographer: Ernest Collins, Pierre René-Worms
Earlier album
Also there was an earlier album released by herself titled Cesária which was and LP album released on Discos Mindelo in 1987. Tito Paris was the guitarist, keyboardist and vocals and Luís Morais with the clarinet.
Cover version
- The first track Petit Pays which was re-recorded by Nantes-based Hocus Group on their album Place 54 (2007) and titled "Quitte à t'aimer où" which was made by flutist Malik Mezzadri
Notes and References
- Web site: List of Grammy nominees . CNN. 4 January 1996. 26 November 2018.
- Web site: World Global Pulse - Paris. Billboard. Cecile. Tesseyre. 28 June 1997. 26 November 2018.
- Web site: Belgium Charts (French). Ultratop.be. 23 October 2014.
