Cabo Verde (album)

For other uses, see Cape Verde (disambiguation).
Cabo Verde
Studio album by
Cesária Évora
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)
GenreMorna / coladeira
Length49:48
LabelLusafrica
Cesária Évora chronology
Cesária
(1995) 		Cabo Verde
(1997) 		Café Atlantico
(1999)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Cabo Verde is the sixth album by Cesária Évora.

The last single is based on a poem "Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde" by Manuel de Novas, it would be titled "Ess Pais" (Portuguese: "Este Pais")

Track listing

  1. "Tchintchirote"
  2. "Sabine Larga'm" (Sabino, leave me)
  3. "Partida" (Departure)
  4. "Sangue de Beirona" (Beirona's blood)
  5. "Apocalipse"
  6. "Mar Ê Morada de Sodade" (The sea is the home of Nostalgia)
  7. "Bo Ê Di Meu Cretcheu" (You are mine, beloved)
  8. "Coragem Irmon" (Take courage, brother)
  9. "Quem Bô Ê" (Who are you?)
  10. "Regresso" (Return)
  11. "Zebra"
  12. "Mae Velha" (Old mother)
  13. "Pe Di Boi" (Quarrel)
  14. "Ess Pais" (This country)

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[2] 40
French SNEP Albums Chart[3] 17
Polish OLIS Albums Chart[4] 44
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[5] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] 2× Gold 200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Olis : Polish Chart". Olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ^ "French album certifications – Cesária Évora – Cabo Verde" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.



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