A Must-Have!
Ann Rossaki | Bethesda, MD United States | 03/19/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this CD over 2 years ago, but felt that I needed to review it here. The entire CD is AMAZING. I enjoyed EVERY track. This is a difficult feat for any CD, considering that about 98% of the time, I end up only enjoying MAYBE 4 out of 10 songs on most. That's not the case here. Her voice is beautiful, the music washes my stress away, and even though I don't know the dialect in which she is singing, I can gather that in some of the tracks, it is a lament of some kind. A good way to describe Ms. Evora's music is this: Billie Holliday Meets the Exotic West Coast of Africa. This CD will NOT disappoint!"
Evoria finally gets the international attention she deserves
M. H. Bayliss | 05/25/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wow. What a voice! I stumbled upon this disc by accident, but what a lucky find it was. Almost every song is memorable. I agree with the description below that her voice is reminscent of Billy Holiday. I had never heard any music from Cape Verde before, but this disc sent me in search of her earlier music. If you like Cuban music, salsa and Latin dance music, give this CD a try."
Luscious!
08/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Portugese is such a lovely, romantic langauge when sung. Cesaria Evora's voice is all velvet and honey. The songs are beautiful. Some are filled with longing and stay in your mind. Oriundina is the one that haunts me. Just a beautiful CD."