Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Cesaria Evora Title: Miss Perfumado Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 2 Label: Elektra / Wea Original Release Date: 6/16/1998 Release Date: 6/16/1998 Genres: International Music, Pop Styles: Africa, South & Central America Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 075597950922 |
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Cesaria Evora asked heartache to come in and set a spell. The morna, the slow, rhythmically balladic blend of African blues and the Portuguese fado, was the perfect medium. Released in 1998 in the United States, this 1992 ... more »     |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1998 Cesaria Evora asked heartache to come in and set a spell. The morna, the slow, rhythmically balladic blend of African blues and the Portuguese fado, was the perfect medium. Released in 1998 in the United States, this 1992 album about nostalgia, longing, hit-and-run lovers, and the sea features titles like "Barbincour" ("The Conman") and "Torura" ("Torture"). Not the least of Evora's magical appeal is that her smooth, honey-rich vocals suggest a universe of passion and pain with nary a spasm of self-pity to break the spell. --Elena Oumano Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews David N. (ilikeallmusic) from GADSDEN, AL Reviewed on 10/22/2015... This took me by surprise! This cd is rated 4.5 out of 5.0 and an "Album Pick" at AMG. The reviews here on Swapacd are also great so I gave it a try. Great voice, clear sound and if I only understood Latin!! Great CD!! - David 1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD ReviewsThe exquisite soul of morna Alejandra Vernon | Long Beach, California | 03/07/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Cesaria Evora is one of the great stars of world music, and this CD is on many lists as an "essential recording" in this genre. Born in 1941 in Sao Vicente (Cape Verde Islands), Cesaria has known the toughest of times in her youth, and was a mature woman before reaching the recognition she so richly deserved. "Mis Perfumado" was recorded in 1992, and is one of her very finest albums; with her soft, warm honey voice, and a heart well acquainted with the sorrow of lost love, she is undoubtedly the quintessential interpreter of "morna", a style of song reminiscent of the Portuguese fado combined with the rhythms of West Africa. The songs on this CD are lilting, melodic gems, most with a nice slow swing to them, with a few that are more up-tempo, like tracks # 3, 10, and the fabulous "Angola" (# 6), which is my favorite number on the CD. Four of the tracks (# 2, 7, 9, 11) were written by Cesaria's prolific uncle Francisco (better known as B. Leza), as well as three by one of Francisco's followers, Manuel de Novas (# 3, 4, 12). The musicianship is marvelous throughout this recording, and a lot of the world-wide success of this CD is owed to the masterful arrangements and piano artistry of Paulino Viera, whose solos add much to the beauty of the music, as does the haunting violin playing by Malaquias Costa featured in the final "Tortura". A good place to start your Cesaria Evora collection, the sound is quite good and total playing time is 59'29. " Lovely A. Maisuradze | Philly, PA | 04/17/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "From half a dozen of her records I've purchased so far this is one of the best, well, after "Cesaria". She is fenomenal and is adorable as usual, although the accompaniment at times is not quite of the same class."
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