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Titina: Cruel Destino
by Chris May
For twenty years, Cape Verdean music has been personified internationally by just one singer, the magnificent Cesaria Evora--the barefoot diva," so-called following her decision always to perform shoeless, in solidarity with the impoverished Cape Verdeans who make up the bulk of her native audience. The 67-year old Evora's name is now practically synonymous with Cape Verde's bittersweet morna style, aka saudade Cabo-Verdiana (literally, Cape Verdean nostalgic yearning").
At last, the curtain is rising on other stars-in-waiting. In 2007, ...
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