The music of Cape Verde has been so dynamically defined by Cesaria Evora that it comes as an intriguing surprise to learn that there are sounds and styles that reach beyond her compelling versions of ...

Hear selections from Sara Tavares' latest CD. Sara Tavares was 4 when her father left the family to return to Cape Verde, a cluster of islands west of the African mainland. Her mother moved away to ...

Last week we listened to “The Classics”; this week, we check out the newer acts that constantly refresh the Cape Verde music scene with new talent. Our “Rising Stars” edition begins with Sara Tavares, ...

Tavares brings her guitar and voice, as well as a guitar-bass-drums trio, to the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage for a free concert tonight at 6 p.m. » EXPRESS: One of the things that’s really ...

She drew on rhythms from across the African diaspora and sang in Portuguese, English, Cape Verdean Criolo and Angolan slang. By Jon Pareles Sara Tavares, a Portuguese songwriter, singer and guitarist ...