LP - Limited Edition 180g Blue & Red Marbled Vinyl housed in a Deluxe sleeve with gloss laminate finish. Includes insert with lyrics. Only 1000 individually numbered copies pressed in this edition.
For a final time, accompanied by her musicians, Cesária's voice sweeps us away on yet another voyage of nostalgia. Entitled Mãe Carinhosa, meaning "Mother Tenderness", this was the very last album by the Queen of Morna that was released posthumously. It includes 13 unused tracks, covering a period that goes from the recording sessions of the album Cabo Verde in 1997 to those of Rogamar in 2006.
From 1995 on, each time Cesária Évora went into the studio, her producer José da Silva got her to record more tracks than were needed for a new album. The aim was to choose a set of songs that fitted together naturally and formed a harmonious record that would delight listeners from start to finish - one of the reasons for Cesária's commercial success. Some of the surplus tracks were left incomplete for technical reasons or because Cesária so decided. A year after her passing, this extra material was used to produce an album of 13 previously unreleased tracks, beginning with a first, unpublished version of the morna "Sentimento", recorded in 2003.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Mãe Carinhosa is available on vinyl for the very first time as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on blue & red marbled vinyl.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Sentimento
2. Tchon de França
3. Mãe Carinhosa
4. Dor Di Sodade
5. Talvez
6. Dos Palavras
Side B
1. Essência d’Vida
2. Quem Tem Ódio
3. Caboverdeanos D’Angola
4. Emigue Ingrote
5. Esperança
6. Cmê Catchôrr
7. Nôs Cabo Verde