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Cesária Évora: The Barefoot Diva Who Paved Her Own Path

Singer Cesária Évora lifted Cape Verde's little-known blues, morna, beyond the island and into the international world of music. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Cesária Évora: The Barefoot Diva Who Paved Her Own Path

Évora, known as the "barefoot diva," helped bring morna beyond Cape Verde and into the international world of music. With her 1995 album, Cesária, Évora placed her definitive stamp on the style.

Algo Nuevo: 8 Releases Alt.Latino Is Looking Forward To In 2012

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Algo Nuevo: 8 Releases Alt.Latino Is Looking Forward To In 2012

From Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala and the US, here's some artists we look forward to this year.

Algo Nuevo: 8 Releases Alt.Latino Is Looking Forward To In 2012

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The Music They Left Behind

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The Music They Left Behind

Morning Edition and NPR Music look back at some of the musicians who died in 2011, including Amy Winehouse, Paul Motian, Cesaria Evora, Clarence Clemons and more.

The Music They Left Behind

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Cesária Évora, Grammy-Winning Cape Verdean Singer, Has Died

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Cesária Évora, Grammy-Winning Cape Verdean Singer, Has Died

Nicknamed the "barefoot diva," Évora was perhaps the most widely known performer of morna, a style of music indigenous to Cape Verde. She was 70.

Cesária Évora, Grammy-Winning Cape Verdean Singer, Has Died

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Cesaria Évora: At Home on the Road

These days, Cesaria Évora spends a lot of time delivering her unique vocal stylings to the four corners of the globe. However, she always goes home to find her musical inspiration — the rhythm of life in her native Cape Verde.

Cesaria Évora: At Home on the Road

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'Legends of African Music': Sounds of a Continent

Farai Chideya talks with music writers Tom Terrell and Christina Roden about "Legends of African Music" — a collection of some of the continent's top artists featured in this month's Global Rhythm magazine.

'Legends of African Music': Sounds of a Continent

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