Cesaria Evora, who died at the weekend, aged 70.
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Cesaria Evora, the "Barefoot Diva" from Cape Verde, has
died.
Evora, regarded as one of the great soulful voices of
Lusophone Africa, was 70.
She toured frequently until announcing her retirement for
health reasons three months ago.
She most recently played Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center in
2006. Kevin L. Carter interviewed her before a show at the
Keswick Theater in 1996, when Evora explained that the Cape
Verdean style of song known as morna "is not hot or cold. It
is warm. Like with the blues, it is how we Cape Verdeans
express everything, our sadness, our happiness, our sodade."
Reacting to Evora's death, Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo
tweeted: "She had the most amazing voice and was the most
generous person I have ever met."
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