Blog: Caipirinha Lounge

For fans of Capeverdean music, 2009 was a fascinating year. Four of the country's top divas, Mayra Andrade, Sara Tavares, Lura, and even the greatest of them all, Cesária Évora, released captivating albums that further cemented their credentials as exceptional musicians. Pick a song at random from any of those CDs and I bet they'd be splendid. Stória, Stória by Mayra Andrade had such gems as Turbulensa and Palavra, Sara's Xinti with the beauties So d'Imagina and Di Alma, Lura's Eclipse featuring Libramor and Terra'l, and Cesária's Nha Sentimento highlighting the interesting fusion of Egyptian string instruments with morna in [...]