By her early twenties she was an established talent, known throughout the parisian world music scene for her keen writing and adept vocals. Born in cuba, she moved to senegal, then angola, followed by germany, before settling. Every few years, cape verde produces a singersongwriter who seduces world music audiences, and starting in 2006, mayra andrade became the latest it girl. She sang in public as a teenager and studied singing in paris. Many are compared to each other, but only one is compared to cesaria. Mayra andrade pull up official video if playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. The bbc deemed her the world music newcomer of the year, and weeks later she made her u. Certainly the last thing anyone thinks of when listening to her is a comparison with her countrywoman cesaria evora. Listen to mayra andrade soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 64 tracks. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. When she performed at the soldout barbican centre in. Mayra andrade born february 1985 is a cape verdean singer who lives and records in lisbon, portugal. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv.
With senegal on one side and brazil on the other, the islands of cape verde have an astoundingly rich musical culture and new singers are not uncommon. Navega is an album six years in the making and every note has been well worth the wait. Navega by mayra andrade, released in 2007 on sterns music. Certainly the last thing anyone thinks of when listening to her is. Since then mayra andrade has thrived in her career. A singer from the cape verde islands, off the western coast of africa, mayra andrade has also lived in cuba, angola, senegal, germany, brazil and france. Seemingly coming out of nowhere in 2007, singer mayra andrade single handedly rebooted the prevailing stereotype of cape verdean music with her debut album, navega sterns.
In 2006, this new voice emerged from the cape verdean archipelago in the atlantic ocean with her debut album navega, a collection of songs that are as grounded in the traditional music from her homeland as they are nourished by different musical styles and colours today, after three years and countless performances, mayra andrade has clearly let go of her moorings and. Navega is the debut album by the cape verdean musician mayra andrade, released in 2006. Navega is a beautiful album, full of soul and sorrow. Stream tracks and playlists from mayra andrade on your desktop or mobile device. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. But andrade hasnt rushed into the studio to record this album has had a sixyear gestation. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff.
But after driving around town with mayra to keep me company, i can vouch that her album holds up fine right to the end. Lovely difficult is the fourth album by mayra andrade, released on november 11, 20 in cape verde, brazil, and much of western europe. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime. No wonder mayra just won the bbc radio 3 best newcomer world music award, and navega won a german record critics award. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Tan kalakatan, vapor di imigrason, segredu, limitason, pull up, manga, afeto. Mayra andrade is part of a new generation of young women of cape verdean descent. Mayra andrade mayra andrade is a lisbonbased singer who was born in cuba but grew up in cape verde and spent time in many other countries as her father worked as a diplomat.
Likening mayra andrade to cesaria evora, the independent hailed her as the new diva of cape verde. Manga mayra andrade to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. This is revealed right from the start, as the subtle dimokransa shows the. Get all the lyrics to songs on navega and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Mayra andrade born february 1985, havana, cuba is a cape verdean singer who lives and records in lisbon, portugal. I first heard of mayra andrade after she won the best newcomer prize in the bbc world music awards in 2008. Music profile for mayra andrade, born february 1985.
Sterns music are proud to release the stunning, debut album navega from that very person. Compared to her first three albums, lovely difficult is less traditional and more pop, with collaborations with artists from the united states, israel, france, and england and songs in portuguese, cape verdean creole, french, and english. Februar 1985 in havanna, kuba ist eine kapverdische sangerin. Sunny and gorgeously melodic, the disc provided a counterweight to the anguished oeuvre of cesaria evora, the barefoot diva who had been the international voice of cape verdean popular music since the late. Dont miss your chance to discover this amazing talent early. Although she was born in cuba, mayra has lived in senega, angola, germany, cape verde and finally paris. Baixar mayra andrade musicas gratis baixar mp3 gratis. Click download file button or copy mayra andrade url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar. Mayra andrade doesnt sing in brazilianportuguese, but in her very own cape verdean creole for your information, cabo verde is an archipelago 500km off the coast of senegal.
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