Looking for Cesária Évora (2019)
Auf den Spuren von Cesária Évora - Weltmusik von den Kapverden
Overview
Cesária Évora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people. On the occasion of the famous carnival of Mindelno, on the island of São Vicente where Cesaria Évora was born, this documentary offers a musical journey to discover "Sodade" and its legacy. Cesaria Évora, who died in 2011 after a twenty-year career, has allowed Cape Verde to shine throughout the world. The "barefoot diva", considered the queen of the morna has conquered the world and inspired many Cape Verdean artists. The small archipelago, which was for several centuries an important hub of the slave trade has promoted since then an important ethnic mix, which has played an important role in the evolution of local music.
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Cesária Évora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people. On the occasion of the famous carnival of Mindelno, on the island of São Vicente where Cesaria Évora was born, this documentary offers a musical journey to discover "Sodade" and its legacy. Cesaria Évora, who died in 2011 after a twenty-year career, has allowed Cape Verde to shine throughout the world. The "barefoot diva", considered the queen of the morna has conquered the world and inspired many Cape Verdean artists. The small archipelago, which was for several centuries an important hub of the slave trade has promoted since then an important ethnic mix, which has played an important role in the evolution of local music. Looking for Cesária Évora is a Documentary movie, released on 2019-06-09, runtime 53 minutes.
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Directed by
Jan Kerhart, Ulrich Stein
Cast
- Cesária Évora as self
- Joaquim de Almeida as self
- Rufino Almeida as self
- José Carlos de Melo Pinto as self
- José Da Silva as self
- Neuza de Pina as self
- Antero Dos Santos as self
- Claudia Sofia Duarte as self
- Iduinho as self
- Mariza as self
- Michel Montrond as self
- Ceuzany Pires as self
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