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The Music of Cape Verde
Jun 9, 2019 · 53m
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Cesária Évora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people. On the occasion of the famous carnival of Mindelno, on the island of São Vicente where Cesaria Évora was born, this documentary offers a musical journey to discover "Sodade" and its legacy. Cesaria Évora, who died in 2011 after a twenty-year career, has allowed Cape Verde to shine throughout the world. The "barefoot diva", considered the queen of the morna has conquered the world and inspired many Cape Verdean artists. The small archipelago, which was for several centuries an important hub of the slave trade has promoted since then an important ethnic mix, which has played an important role in the evolution of local music.

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Cesária Évora
self
Joaquim de Almeida
self
Rufino Almeida
self
José Carlos de Melo Pinto
self
José Da Silva
self
Neuza de Pina
self
Antero Dos Santos
self
Claudia Sofia Duarte
self
Directed by Jan Kerhart

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Vincent Productions
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