April 12, 2006
Cesaria Evora and Keren Ann, April 12th
Posted at April 12, 2006 04:21 PM in Pop
, World Music
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The Cape Verde islands, in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Senegal, were colonized by Portugal in the fifteenth century. Part of the legacy of that colonization is the sublime, softly burred voice of Cesaria Evora. With her successful launch in the mid nineties, Evora became an immediate hit. Her first North American tour attracted the likes of David Byrne and Branford Marsalis. Tonight, Keren Ann, another vocalist with roots in Paris (like Evora who recorded there), joins Evora in Perelman Theater. How did you enjoy these two singers with their distinct sounds and songs?