Mar Azul

Cesária Évora | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 1, 1991
• Label: Lusafrica
• Copyright: (c) Lusafrica
• Total Length: 34:31
• Genres: International/Africa
• ASIN: B001I59RDW
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just A Beautiful Album, June 27, 2002

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Martin Lemos (Millbrae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mar Azul (Audio CD)

MAR AZUL by CESARIA EVORA is just a beautiful cd that I havent stopped listening to since I bought it a few weeks ago. I have 5 of her cd's and I like nothing better to do than just lie back and relax and listen to her music. When I hear her voice and the music, I few that I am being trasported to a different land far from where I presently am. I have to say, it is her voice that truly stands out on her albums. Some have compared her to
Billie Holiday, and I think that might be a fair comparison. I can't think of any weak spots on this album, each songs is just so great. This is a must have for any serious music fan. I also recommend CAFE ATLANTICO and CABO VERDE to add to your collection. I dont think that you will be disappointed.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CESARIA'S BEST?, December 19, 2000

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Andy Todes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mar Azul (Audio CD)

As someone who lovingly possesses all of Cesaria Evora's albums, I am tempted to call "Mar Azul" her best. It's certainly the best introduction to a wonderful artist, a true world treasure. "Miss Perfumado" is a close second, and "Cabo Verde" is superb. But for seductive dreaminess it's "Mar Azul" all the way.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars how detroit taught me to love cesaria evora, September 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mar Azul (Audio CD)

i fell in love with cesaria evora during my years of graduate studies in detroit. perhaps it was the general romantic-dismal mood of most midwestern cities (detroit falling more towards dismal than romantic) that brought me to appreciate the sweet melancholy sound of her voice. a woman who travelled to paris from cabo verde, a small island off the coast of west africa, subsequently winning the hearts of the french and soon the hearts of many people throughout the world.

in an epoch of the 'gorgeous pre-pubescent nymphette singer/songwriters' its wonderful to hear from an artist whose voice transcends the superficial boundaries of media-hype. an elder three-hundered pound dark-skinned island woman who i once only recognized as 'the barefoot diva'