Cabo Verde (album)

Cabo Verde
Studio album by Cesária Évora
Released	March 18, 1997
Genre	Morna / coladeira
Length	49:48
Label	Lusafrica
Cesária Évora chronology
Cesária (1995) Cabo Verde (1997) Café Atlantico (1999)
Alternative cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cabo Verde is an album by Cesária Évora.

The last single is based on a poem "Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde" by Manuel de Novas, it would be titled "Ess Pais" (Portuguese: "Este Pais")

Track listing

1. "Tchintchirote" (Dany Cavahlo)
2. "Sabine Larga'm" (Sabino, leave me)
3. "Partida" (Departure)
4. "Sangue de Beirona" (Beirona's blood)
5. "Apocalipse"
6. "Mar Ê Morada de Sodade" (The sea is the home of Nostalgia)
7. "Bo Ê Di Meu Cretcheu" (You are mine, beloved)
8. "Coragem Irmon" (Take courage, brother)
9. "Quem Bô Ê" (Who are you?)
10. "Regresso" (Return)
11. "Zebra"
12. "Mae Velha" (Old mother)
13. "Pe Di Boi" (Quarrel)
14. "Ess Pais" (This country)

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[2]	40
French SNEP Albums Chart[3]	17
Polish OLIS Albums Chart[4]	44
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[5]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[6]	2× Gold	200,000+^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
3. "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
4. "Olis : Polish Chart". Olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
5. "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
6. "French album certifications – Cesária Évora" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

External links

• Cabo Verde (album) at Discogs (list of releases)