Morna legend Cesaria Evora dies at age 70

Cesaria Evora, the "barefoot diva" who is credited for introducing Cape Verde's morna style of music to the world, has died at the age of 70.

Evora began singing at the age of 16, perfecting her voice in the bars of Mindelo. However, she did not rise to fame until her late 40's, when her album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus (1988) became a hit.

EVora went on to release 10 more studio albums, of which she won a Grammy award for Voz d'Amor (2003).

While she was never a mainstream artist, her deep, soulful voice and raw emotion will keep her in the memory of her fans for years to come.

Al Jazeera's Barbara Angopa reports.

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[aldmir]

legend great women

[clamcake69]

sao visente is not captal of cap verde ,santiago is .

[anarchosolar]

I am big AJE viewer but this report is so inadequate and the reporter knows very little.

[MsDamianou]

Sodade...means homesich ...nostalgy

[MsDamianou]

Sad things do happen in life....

[tntlcv]

@86kinky86 idiot.....u dont know nothing about morna e coladeira......and she is not a writter she is a singer......u r a poor person



[tntlcv]

@lilbigbrow u r a bastard.......

[snelsonism]

sad for the loss

[schlagerhansi]

I always thought Sandie Shaw was the barefoot diva. She looked much better, too ;-)