Sao Vicente

Performer: Cesaria Evora
Artist: Caetano Veloso; Bonnie Raitt
Producer: Jose Da Silva
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Cesaria Evora, Bonnie Raitt, Caetano Veloso, Chucho Valdes, Pedro Guerra (vocals); Fernando Andrade (arranger, piano, background vocals); Demetrio Muniz (conductor); Joao Pina Alves (12-string guitar, cavaquinho, background vocals); Aderito Goncalves (slide guitar); Antonio Alves (cavaquinho, background vocals); Hugo Cruz, Ernesto Diaz, Silvio Duquesne (violin); Jose Maron, Rafael Cutino (viola); Roy Avila Serrano, Mickel Campilgo (cello); Yanela Lojos (harp); Jose Luis Cortes (flute); Allen Hoist (alto saxophone); Nicolas Gueret (tenor saxophone); Antonio Domingos Gomes Fernandes (saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Peter Volpe, Christophe Dutray (trumpet); Philippe Henry (trombone); Virgilio Julio Duarte (drums, percussion, background vocals). Engineers include: Ronaldo Lima, Jean -Pierre Pollet, Stephane Caisson. Recorded at Mega, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Abdala, Havana, Cuba; Do Soul Studios, Paris, France. SAO VICENTE was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.

CMJ (8/01, p.79) - "...She blends the best of Cape Verdean, Brazilian and Latin forms..." Down Beat (12/01, p.76) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Evora's way of making loss and longing sound so inspirational has not changed....she engages and sails above the assembly as easily as when she worked with just a few guitarists and a pianist..." Dirty Linen (8-9/01, p.66) - "...Loving assaults on the human heart..." NAPRA Review (11-12/01, p.79) - "...Her clear, effervescent voice melds poignantly with salsa tempos and African beats..." Mojo (Publisher) (5/01, p.108) - "...The aplomb with which she pulls this album off is breathtaking..."

Cape Verdean songstress Cesaria Evora is a bit of a musical late bloomer; she released her first album of morna music (a combination of West African and Brazilian styles) in 1992 at age 47 and, four years later, became an international sensation. Her vocals have drawn comparisons to Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday, while her down-to-earth "Barefoot Diva" personality has won her respect the world over. From 1995 to 2003, Evora recorded numerous albums, including the acclaimed CAF� ATLANTICO and SAO VICENTE, and she shows no signs of slowing down.

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