Cesaria Evora

Evora began as a child, and by the time she was a young adult, she routinely performed in the bars of her hometown of Mindelo.

Armando Franca/AP In this Sept. 7, 2000 file photo, singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva," smokes a cigarette during an interview at her home in Mindelo, on the Cape Verde island of Sao Vicente.

Au moment de prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l’année qui commence, retour sur le parcours de Cesaria Evora, dont l'intégrité et la générosité pourraient nous inspirer ...

Morning Edition and NPR Music look back at some of the musicians who died in 2011, including Amy Winehouse, Paul Motian, Cesaria Evora, Clarence Clemons and more.

Julio de MagalhA es, from the blog Do MA©dio-Oriente e afins commented on the departure of the singer and highlights the music of her country: Foi uma voz de Cabo Verde escutada e aclamada em toda a parte e, de alguma forma, um sA mbolo nacional.

Elizabeth Taylor, Annie Girardot, Amy Winehouse, Peter Falk, Nikolai Petrov, Steve Jobs, Boris Chertok, Cesaria Evora, Ralph Steinman … These and some other talented people are no longer with us.

On Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 70, the Cape Verdean music icon Cesaria Evora passed away in her hometown, Mindelo, Cape Verde.

Singer Cesaria Evora was known for winning over international audiences with the slow, somber ballads about love and sorrow from her native Cape Verde islands. She always performed barefoot as a sign of solidarity with the impoverished women of her island. Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with NPR's Felix Contreras about the life and legacy of Evora.

Miguel Moniz is an anthropology professor and musician who lives in Lisbon. Originally from Cape Cod, he formerly taught at UMass Dartmouth.

The head of the United Nations cultural agency has expressed her deep sorrow after the death of the internationally renowned Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora, who has passed away at the age of 70.

Thousands of mourning fans, from ordinary people to national leaders, gathered Tuesday for the funeral of Cape Verde's legendary singer Cesaria Evora.

The Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Tuesday presented on his behalf, of the Angolan government and as the acting chairperson of CPLP the most felt condolences to his counterpart of Cape Verde Jorge Carlos Fonseca, its people, government and the family for the death of Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora.

A book of remembrance will be available at the whaling museum today for the public to express condolences to the family of Cesaria Evora, who died Saturday in Cape Verde.

The head of the United Nations cultural agency has expressed her deep sorrow after the death of the internationally renowned Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, who has passed away at the age of 70.

The "barefoot diva" died on Saturday 17 December at the age of 70.

Cape Verde is mourning the death of its legendary singer Cesaria Evora who passed away, aged 70, on Saturday.

With the African and jazz legacies crucial to her sound, Ugandan/Rwandan born vocalist and songwriter,was recently in Nigeria with her band. She is often compared to the likes of Miriam Makeba, Sarah Vaughn, Cassandra Wilson, and Cesaria Evora.

The Grammy winner from Cape Verde died at the age of 70 at Baptista de Sousa Hospital in Mindelo, on her native island of Sao Vicente on Saturday, December 17.

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Cesária Evora, who brought the music of the tiny Cape Verde islands off Senegal to a worldwide audience, died on Saturday in Mindelo, on São Vicente, her native island in Cape ...

Reuters - The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "barefoot diva," has died at age 70, according to reports over the weekend.

Grammy award-winning African singer Cesaria Evora has died, aged 70. The singer, nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for always performing on stage without footwear, passed away at a hospital ...

Legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, who died on Saturday aged 70, will be buried on Tuesday on her home island of Sao Vicente, officials said Sunday.

Grammy award-winning African singer Cesaria Evora has died, aged 70.

Grammy award-winning African singer Cesaria Evora has died aged 70 The singer nicknamed the barefoot diva for always performing on stage without footwear passed away at a hospital in Mindelo on her native island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde on Satu...

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.

Two days of mourning have been declared in Cape Verde for singer Cesaria Evora, who has died on her native isle at the age of 70.

It would be no exaggeration at all to say that Cesria vora was, is and shall always be the voice of Africa for millions of people.

Cape Verdian Star Cesaria Evora, one of the most famous international world music acts, died today at Baptista de Sousa hospital in Sao Vicente (Cape Verde). She died of high...

LISBON, Portugal — Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy...

Singer Cesaria Evora, nicknamed "the barefoot diva," died in her native Cape Verde on Saturday, three months after retiring due to ill health, the country's culture minister has announced.

The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "barefoot diva," died Saturday, according to the culture minister of the country. The Portuguese weekly, Expresso, reported she died in ...

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday.

Rest in peace to Cesaria Evora, the "Barefoot Diva" from Cape Verde who was one of the great soulful voices of Lusophone Africa.

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday.

LISBON, Portugal -- Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday.

LISBON, Portugal - Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s...

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.

AP - Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.

The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "barefoot diva," died Saturday, according to the culture minister of the country.

Barefoot Cape Verde singer and Grammy-winner Cesaria Evora dies at age 70

Singer Cesaria Evora, dubbed the 'Barefoot Diva' for performing without shoes, dies in her native Cape Verde at the age of 70.

Cesária Évora, tha Cape Verdean singer known as the Barefoot Diva, has died at the age of 70. Evora had been suffering from ill health for some…

Legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, nicknamed the "barefoot diva", died Saturday in a hospital in her native country, the culture minister announced.

The internationally acclaimed star died at the age of 70 three months after announcing her retirement due to ill health.

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Legendary Cape Verdean songstress Cesaria Evora died this morning at the age of 70. Suffering from ill health for the last few years, Evora announced her retirement in October of this year. Fans around the world, and Cape Verdeans in particular, will surely be mourning this tremendous loss for a long time to come. Read More (in French): La Chanteuse Cesaria Evora est Morte (Le Monde)

Cesaria Evora, also known as the "barefoot diva" for herA shoe-lessA performances, has canceled the concert that was supposed to be held on October 5, 2011, in Bucharest, due to some health problems, according to the organizers.

Cesaria Evora, the “Barefoot Diva” who toured the world singing ballads from her native Cape Verde, has decided to end her career at the age of 70 because of health problems, her producer said Friday.