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norman lebrecht

December 17, 2011

Cesaria Evora, the Cap Verde diva who called off her last tour three months ago, died today. The Government of Cap Verde has declared 48 hours of national mourning.

La chanteuse Cesaria Evora, ici en concert au rex de Paris en 2009, est morte, samedi 17 décembre, à l'âge de 70 ans.

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  • ghillie forrest says:
    December 19, 2011 at 12:51 am

    Not a good weekend. First, Christopher Hitchens (unremarked here presumably because he never in my exposure commented on music in any way), then the luminous Evora, and then Havel. Each in his or her way a giant of civilised communication.

    Let’s hope that’s it for 2011.

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