Cabo Verde (album)

For other uses, see Cape Verde (disambiguation).

Cabo Verde is the sixth album by Cesária Évora.

Cabo Verde
Studio album by Cesária Évora
Released	March 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)
Genre	Morna / coladeira
Length	49:48
Label	Lusafrica
Cesária Évora chronology
Cesária (1995) Cabo Verde (1997) Café Atlantico (1999)
Alternative cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The last single is based on a poem "Quem ca conchê Mindelo, Ca conché Cabo-Verde" by Manuel de Novas, it would be titled "Ess Pais" (Portuguese: "Este Pais")

Track listing

1. "Tchintchirote"
2. "Sabine Larga'm" (Sabino, leave me)
3. "Partida" (Departure)
4. "Sangue de Beirona" (Beirona's blood)
5. "Apocalipse"
6. "Mar Ê Morada de Sodade" (The sea is the home of Nostalgia)
7. "Bo Ê Di Meu Cretcheu" (You are mine, beloved)
8. "Coragem Irmon" (Take courage, brother)
9. "Quem Bô Ê" (Who are you?)
10. "Regresso" (Return)
11. "Zebra"
12. "Mae Velha" (Old mother)
13. "Pe Di Boi" (Quarrel)
14. "Ess Pais" (This country)

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[2]	40
French SNEP Albums Chart[3]	17
Polish OLIS Albums Chart[4]	44
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[5]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6]	2× Gold	200,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.