CESÁRIA EVORA – Café Atlantico 2LP Coloured Vinyl

CESÁRIA EVORA – Café Atlantico

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• 2LP set in gatefold sleeve
• Achieved gold certification
• Featuring the tracks "Desilusão Dum Amdjer", "Maria Elena" and "Amor Di Mundo" a.o.
• Also includes the bonus tracks "Sodade" and "Luiza"
• Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl

A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesária Evora was known as the country's foremost practitioner of the morna, a combination of West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modinhas, and British sea shanties. After a short singing career in the 1970’s, she returned in the late ‘80s with a string of fine albums. 

Her 1999 album Café Atlantico (a reference to her home where she frequently entertained guests) is a much-acclaimed masterpiece, finding Cesária Evora venturing into more Latin American musical landscapes, as opposed to Portuguese, which dominated her previous albums. Evora draws from traditional Cuban and Brazilian music to mesmerizing effect. The music is heart-breaking and nostalgic, warm and tragic all at once. 

Café Atlantico is available as a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. Flôr Di Nha Esperança
2. Vaquinha Mansa
3. Amor Di Mundo
4. Paraiso Di Atlantico

Side B
1. Sorte
2. Carnaval De São Vicente
3. Desilusão Dum Amdjer
4. Nho Antone Escaderode

Side C
1. Beijo De Longe
2. Roma Criola
3. Perseguida
4. Maria Elena

Side D
1. Cabo Verde Mandá Mantenha
2. Terezinha
3. Sodade (Bonus Track)
4. Luiza (Bonus Track)

Label: Music On Vinyl
Released: 1999/2024