At the Olympia

by Cesaria Evora

Overview

The former Portuguese colony of Cape Verde lies 600 kilometers off the Senegalese coast. Among the many local musical styles that can be heard on the island is the morna. The principle practitioner of this purportedly Portuguese-, Angolan-, and Brazilian-influenced musical form is Cesaria Evora. This CD documents two concerts morna master Evora gave in June of 1993 at the Olympia in Paris. With incredible ease and visceral strength, Evora sings song after song about love, loss, longing, and longevity. Minor-key and blues-sounding accompaniment is provided by a sextet on piano, harmonica, violin, guitar, clarinet, and cavaquinho (a four-string lute). A must-have for any morna fan, Cesaria Evora's A Live a L'Olympia highlights the good-natured "barefoot diva" at her best and in front of her devoted fans. ~ John Vallier

Product Details

Release Date:	03/18/2003
Label:	MELODIE
UPC:	3307517959126

Tracks

1. Guanabarinu
2. Papa Joachin Paris
3. Cinturao Tem Mele
4. Miss Perfumado
5. Mar Azul
6. Bia d'Lulucha
7. Lua Nha Testemunha
8. Reanima
9. Angola
10. Vida Tem Um So Vida
11. Cize
12. Cumpade Ciznone
13. Bia
14. Estanhadinha
15. Angola
16. Sodade

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cesaria Evora   Primary Artist,Vocals,Chant
Jean Vaissade   Primary Artist
Toy Vieira   Primary Artist,Cavaquinho
Armando Tito   Primary Artist,Guitar
Louis Morais   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Paulino Vieira   Primary Artist,Piano,Violin,Conductor,Harmonica,Cavaquinho
Bau   Cavaquinho,Violin

Technical Credits

Jean-Loup Morette   Mixing,Engineer
Louis Morais   Composer
Jean Vaissade   Performer
Paulino Vieira   Arranger
Jose Da Silva   Producer,Art Direction
Frank Cavaquim   Composer
Ramiro Mendes   Composer
Gerard Weiss   Recording
Pierre Rene-Worms   Photography
Laurent Barbarand   Design,Artwork
Francois Post   Promoter,Coordination,Promotions Director,Promotions Coordinator
D.R.S.   Composer
Dany Mariano   Composer
Gerard Weill   Engineer
Amandio Cabral   Composer
Traditional   Composer