DIRECT FROM LISBON TO DOWNTOWN L.A.Byline: - Fred Shuster Lisbon-based singer-guitarist Sara Tavares Sara Tavares (born 1978) is a Portuguese singer, composer and guitarist. She is of Cape Verdean descent and grew up in Portugal. She composes African influenced world music. is speaking for a generation caught between cultures. Born from second-generation Cape Verdean immigrants, Tavares went through a long period of introspection to find her true roots and influences. Now, the 27-year-old is drawing widespread praise for her charming, worldly new disc, ``Balance,'' in which songs are spiced with Angolan and Portuguese slang, Cape Verdean Creole Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. It is a Creole language of Portuguese basis, it is the mother tongue of nearly all Cape Verdeans, and it is used as a second language by descendents of Cape Verdeans in other countries. and English, and musical tastes with Afrobeat, reggae, jazz and infectious Cape Verdean rhythms. ``There's a large generation of Cape Verdeans This article is a list of Cape Verdean people: Actors & Actresses Artists
Tavares will appear Sunday afternoon as part of the Grand Performances free series at downtown's California Plaza The name California Plaza may refer to one of the following locations in Los Angeles:
Even if you don't Even If You Don't is a single released by the band Ween in 2000 on Mushroom Records. Formats Enhanced CD single Includes the quicktime video of "Even If You Don't" directed by Matt Stone & Trey Parker of "South Park". understand the lyrics, Tavares' sweet voice and graceful arrangements communicate some hard-won truths from an artist who has struggled with her place in the world. ``The songs are lullabies to myself,'' Tavares said. ``All the messages are about self- esteem, loving yourself. About liking what is different in you. About integrating all the parts of you.'' A group of islands about 300 miles west of Senegal, Cape Verde was once part of the Portuguese empire. Born in Portugal, Tavares was raised by an older Portuguese woman after her father left for America and her mother moved south. Through music, she sought out her family and cultural roots, along with the help of veteran African musicians in Lisbon and back in Cape Verde, where she travels every year. Initially known as a singer and composer of gospel, soul and funk, Tavares began to incorporate African elements in her music, releasing her debut album 10 years ago. A second album, utilizing African rhythms and pop melodies, went gold in Portugal. Reviewing her third album, ``Balance,'' the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times said Tavares' songs ``glide by with the cosmopolitan poise of a woman who can find the world in her hometown.'' Explaining the title track, which has been gaining airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio on satellite and public radio stations throughout this country, Tavares says it deals with ``balancing yourself between sadness and joy; day and night; salt and sugar. It's about balancing emotions. ... If you stay too rigid, you will fall.'' SARA TAVARES Where: California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. When: 3 p.m. Sunday. Information: (213) 687-2159; saratavares.com. On-site parking $5. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Sara Tavares) |
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