Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora ends career at 70

[xchrom]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_PORTUGAL_CESARIA_EVORA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-09-23-07-46-06

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- The producer for singer Cesaria Evora says she has decided to end her career at age 70 because of health problems.

Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva" because she performed without shoes, is 70 and in recent years has had several operations, including open-heart surgery last year.

She won a Grammy in 2003 in the World Music category for her album "Voz D'Amor." She toured worldwide and sold millions of albums.

Evora is from Cape Verde, a group of islands off West Africa, and sang that country's traditional music. It combines mournful ballads with more upbeat rhythms and a Latin American influence.

if you have never heard her -- please take a listen -- she is a living treasure -- a Chanteuse of the first class: Besame Mucho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esdl_3kKSBk&feature=related

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Highly recommend hearing her.

Living treasure indeed.

edited to add:

I found this earlier version which I think is richer, fuller, and more faithful to the turn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiu7-BGBV2A&feature=related

[madrchsod]

2. sara tavares is now the cape verde diva....

[marmar]

3. Too bad, I love Cesaria Evora.....

May she heal in retirement.

[xchrom]

4. me too. wishing her wellness. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Alas, another great musician exits the stage ... hope she can recuperate some in retirement. nt