Nha Sentinmento

by Cesaria Evora

Overview

It's been three years since Cape Verde's barefoot diva last released an album, and many more since her morna sound was the darling of critics. A new generation of Cape Verdean singers has come of age and made its mark, and her star has faded somewhat. However, that doesn't mean the quality of her work is any less than it was before. If anything, becoming free of the pressure of great fame has helped her. There's more of a carefree feel to this disc, as evidenced on the upbeat opener, "Serpentina." Of course, it simply wouldn't be Evora without some of her trademark morna, but even its innate sadness is suffused with an underlying joy. At 68, her voice might not have quite the suppleness it had when she burst onto the world stage 20 years ago, but it's still a delicious, sensual instrument, still part-Portuguese, part-Brazilian, and still instantly identifiable, her music drawing from sources African, European, and Latin, but with the unique flavor of Cape Verde. She's graduated to grand dame status now, a mother figure to those following in her (bare) footsteps. However, this shows that she's far from sitting on her laurels. She's still setting the standard for everyone else, not only in the way she handles the songs -- as skillful as Ella Fitzgerald, and with every bit as much sophistication -- but for the material itself, some of it from the superb pen of Teofilo Chantre, one of the best writers from the islands. It's a joyful return by someone who still deserves her diva title. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2024
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262027466
Rank:	175278

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cesaria Evora   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Cairo Orchestra   Primary Artist
Mamdouh Elgibaly   Oud
Wael Alfashn   Riqq
Yousif Abdallah   Percussion
Mahmoud Salih   Cello
Mahmoud Bedeir   Cello
Fathy Salama   Conductor
Tey Santos   Drums,Percussion
Jacinto Pereira   Cavaquinho
Ademiro Jose "Miroca" Miranda   Percussion
Ashraf Heikal   Violin
Cau Paris   Percussion
Mahmoud Osman   Violin
Ahmed Atif   Violin
Mohamed Zahir   Violin
Kako Alves   Guitar,Soloist
Ronice Nascimento   Vocals (Background)
Nando Conceicao   Surdo
Irineu Moraia   Guitar
Paulino Soares   Cavaquinho
Nilza Xalino   Vocals (Background)
Renato Almeida   Vocals (Background)
Mike Lima   Surdo
Medhat Abd Elsameih   Violin
Kim Dan LeMach   Violin,Soloist
Ashfraf Heikal   Violin
Calu Moreira   Vocals (Background)
Henry Ortiz   Accordion
Jose Aguirre   Trumpet
Jean-Christophe Rouet   Violin
Toy Vieira   Cavaquinho,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ahmad Kamal   Violin
Regis Gizavo   Accordion
Kim Le Oc Mach   Violin,Soloist
Mario Marta   Vocals (Background)
Patricia Silveira   Vocals (Background)
Russo Figueiredo   Bass
Jose Paris   Guitar (Bass)
Leo Aguirre   Trombone
Rafael Sandoval   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Ramadan Mansour   Percussion
Samuel Berthod   Clarinet
Nando Andrade   Piano,Percussion,Orchestra Director
Voginha   Guitar,Soloist,Accompaniment
Totinho   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Julian Corrales   Violin

Technical Credits

Stephane Caisson   Engineer,Mixing
Vitorino Chantre   Composer,Lyricist
Teofilo Chantre   Composer,Lyricist
Fathy Salama   Arranger
Francois Post   Art Coordinator
Ravi Maquindus   Engineer
Alaa El Kashif   Engineer
Jair Espovi   Engineer
Julio Franco   Engineer
Elton Sousa   Engineer
Mimito Lopes   Engineer
Fernando Andrade   Mixing
Luis Pastor   Composer,Lyricist
Jose Aguirre   Horn Arrangements
George Marino   Mastering
Tim Latham   Mixing
Toy Vieira   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Manuel de Novas   Composer,Lyricist
Edevaldo Figueiredo   Composer
Tututa   Composer,Lyricist
Jorge Cervantes   Engineer
Eric Mulet   Photography
Nando Andrade   Arranger,Engineer