CESARIA EVORA
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Cesária Évora, nicknamed "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, passed away in 2011, but she left a treasure trove of unreleased songs - which will be compiled on an upcoming album called Mãe Carinhosa ("Mother Affection") by producer and longtime champion Jose da Silva.

At the time of her death, da Silva recalled how he would continue to honor Evora's music:

"People suggested we do cover albums, fancy tributes, that kind of thing. I decided we should keep it simple, and give the world a new album of songs that, for various reasons, had never made it onto an album before."

Mãe Carinhosa is coming out March 15th.