17 Dec 2011

Cesária Évora has died

Thanks to good old Ces for giving us so much.
Thanks to all good people you saw her talent and, in spite obstructions, helped her to broadcast her talent. 

I've hear her sing at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival few years back and I was surprised wih how unassuming she is, almost disinterested in the crown she is facing, just immersed withing the song. Her dress was so unfashionable, and her voice beautiful.
It all sounded of difficult life and long gone dreams...
It was not all happy singing, there was "sawda" in it. There was "black bile".
It wasn't just Nostalgia - it was Melancholy. 
"A somewhat melancholic feeling of incompleteness" used to describe saudade would probably be it.

She has also proven to women across the world that youth and glam is not the necessary prerequisite and good things continue after you start shaving....


Sleep well love...
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