CESARIA EVORA "BAREFOOT DIVA"

Cesaria Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva" died in her native island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde Saturday. I became a fan of Evora in July 2011 while in Palestine. We were sitting on a patio listening to music, when someone downloaded Evora's Cabo Verde.It took me a little while (she sings in her native creole), but before long I was downloading another song. Evora's style of African island music is close to jazz, blues, and Brazilian music (It is hard to classify!). Her music, traditional music of the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa is soulful, jazzy, and stirring. Evora was 70. Evora is a grand addition to my small collection of international musicians.