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Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva" because she always performed without shoes, died in the Baptista de Sousa Hospital in Mindelo, on her native island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, her label Lusafrica said in a statement on its website.
Cesaria Evora Dead: 'Barefoot Diva,' Grammy-Award Winning Singer From Cape Verde, Dies At Age 70 2011
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Evora grew up in poverty in the port city of Mindelo and often refused to wear shoes while performing in support of the homeless and poor women and children of her country.
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Evora didn't think much of her international stardom and she went back to Mindelo whenever she could.
Cesaria Evora Dead: 'Barefoot Diva,' Grammy-Award Winning Singer From Cape Verde, Dies At Age 70 2011
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Evora was famous for singing blues-influenced music and began her career performing in the bars of her hometown, Mindelo, in the west African island nation.
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Folksinger/songwriter Cesária Évora (a.k.a. Cize) was born in 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde, on the island of São Vicente, into a Dickensian childhood.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-Two 2009
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By now the story has been oft told: how Cesaria Evora made it from barefoot crooner in dusty Mindelo, on the West African island of São Vicente, to reigning queen of world music, celebrated and adored on stages around the globe (but still barefoot).
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By now the story has been oft told: how Cesaria Evora made it from barefoot crooner in dusty Mindelo, on the West African island of São Vicente, to reigning queen of world music, celebrated and adored on stages around the globe (but still barefoot).
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She began performing as a teenager at sailors' taverns and on the ships that stopped at the harbor in Mindelo.
NYT > Home Page By JON PARELES 2011
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Evora didn't think much of her international stardom and she went back to Mindelo whenever she could.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Associated Press 2011
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