Sara Tavares friday, november 6, 8PM Herbst Theatre
$25| $45| $65
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A stunning generation of young Cape Verdean vocalists is taking its place on the world stage, and one of the most enthralling is the 30-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist Sara Tavares, who was born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents. While her music is suffused with the West African archipelago’s lilting rhythms, Tavares has traveled a winding musical path, from teenage pop phenomenon to gospel crooner to buoyantly grooving chanteuse. After attaining stardom in Lisbon as a teenager, she recorded a contemporary masterpiece with 2005’s Balancê. Singing mostly in the Cape Verdean creole language of Criolu, which blends Portuguese with West African languages, she has created an infectiously grooving body of songs often described as “sunshine soul.” Tavares has absorbed sounds from around the world, and her lithe phrasing reflects her love of jazz, bossa nova, reggae and R&B.
“Tavares’ voice is filled with sunshine and light.” los angeles times “Her voice can caress phrases with the breathy ease of a Brazilian pop singer.”