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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Cesaria Evora, 'The Barefoot Diva,' Dead at 70...

Maybe you never understood her lyrics. But you can't say it really mattered.  Cesaria Evora, the Barefoot Diva who brought her soulful Cape Verde, Creol-languaged music to the world, passed away this weekend. She was 70. The news first emerged from Lusafrica, Evora's label, though few details are currently available over the weekend.  We do know that Evora was suffering a number of health complications heading into  this, including a recent, open-heart surgery.  She passed away at Baptista de Sousa Hospital in Mindelo, in Sao Vicente of her