Cesária Évora’s Miss Perfumado (33 1/3 Africa)

By Jacqueline Georgis

"Sodad', sodad'/Sodad' des nha terra, S o Niklau..." For Creole and non-Creole speakers alike, the refrain of one of Ces ria vora's most famous songs, "Sodade" from Miss Perfumado (1992) carries the heavy weight of melancholy, of nostalgia and longing.

The song, first written in 1950s and popularized by the plaintive voice of vora, reverberates into the present, today performed by groups like The Ces ria vora Orchestra and the pop artist, Stromae. By analyzing and contextualizing the late singer's fourth album Miss Perfumado among a collection of celebrated albums by African performers of the mid-20th century, this book outlines new insights and connections between her contemporaries and one of Cesaria Evora's most internationally successful records ever made.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDF5QP4D
• ISBN13: 9798765113042
• Release Date: May 2027
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.0"