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Mural de Cesária

Unusual carved mural of “barefoot diva” Cesária Évora, icon of Cape Verdean morna music.

Mindelo, Cabo Verde

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This stunning and soulful portrait of Cape Verde's most famous singer, Cesária Évora (1941-2011), covers one side of the major culture building facing Praça Dom Luis, the central square. Portuguese artist Vhils etched rather than painted the image. 

She was known as 'the barefoot diva' as she performed the UNESCO-recognised Cape Verdean 'morna'  music without shoes. 

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