Cesária

Cesária
Cesária
Studio album by Cesária Évora
Released	18 July 1995
Recorded	1994
Studio	Madeleine; Bastille; Music'Ange; Harry Son (all Paris, France);
Genre	Morna; coladeira;
Length	57:43
Label	Lusafrica; RCA; Nonesuch;
Producer	José da Silva; Paulino Vieira;
Cesária Évora chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Cesária is the fifth album by Cesária Évora. The album, consisting of Cape Verdean morna and coladeira songs, was released by Paris-based Lusafrica on 18 July 1995. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the World Music category in 1996.^[2]

It was certified gold in France by SNEP which sold more than 100,000 copies.^[3] As of 1997, in United States the album has sold 150,000 copies.^[4]

Track listing

Selected translations: "Tudo dia e dia" is "Everyday, Everyday"," Flor na Paul" is "Flower of Paul" and "Doce Guerra" is "Sweet War".

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Petit Pays"	3:46
2.	"Xandinha"	5:43
3.	"Tudo Tem Se Limite"	4:33
4.	"Consedjo"	4:37
5.	"D'Nhirim Reforma"	5:41
6.	"Rotcha 'Scribida"	4:31
7.	"Oriundina"	5:36
8.	"Tudo Dia E Dia"	3:58
9.	"Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medid"	6:08
10.	"Areia De Salamansa"	3:33
11.	"Flor Na Paul"	5:28
12.	"Doce Guerra"	4:31

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[5]	43

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[3]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Credits

Group members

Cesária Évora - singer
Paulino Vieira - bass guitar, cavaquinho, piano, harmonica, percussions, chorus
Osvaldo Dias - cord guitar, chorus
Armando Tito - guitar, chorus
Toy Vieira - cavaquinho, chorus
Raúl Barboza - accordion
Ramiro Mendes, Teofilo Chantre - chorus

Technical team and production

Producer: José da Silva
Producer, arrangements: Paulino Vieira
Engineers: Christian Echaïb, Didier Le Marchand, Gérard Kouchtchouian
Mixers: Christian Echaïb, Paulino Vieira
Artwork: Le Village, Christian Libessart
Photographer: Ernest Collins, Pierre René-Worms

Earlier album

Also there was an earlier album released by herself titled Cesária which was and LP album released on Discos Mindelo in 1987. Tito Paris was the guitarist, keyboardist and vocals and Luís Morais with the clarinet.

Cover version

The first track Petit Pays which was re-recorded by Nantes-based Hocus Group on their album Place 54 (2007) and titled "Quitte à t'aimer où" which was made by flutist Malik Mezzadri