Cesária Évora Museum

São Vicente Island

Cape Verde

It is impossible to talk about Cape Verdean culture without talking about music. And it is also impossible to talk about Cape Verdean music without mentioning its main ambassador, Cesária Évora. If you visit the island of São Vicente, discover the museum dedicated to honoring this artist. Learn more about it, here, in this article.

By Cape Verde Travel Guide

Cesaria, the barefoot singer

Cesária Évora is one of the most important names in Cape Verdean music. During the time he performed, he made Morna and Coladera, two music styles native to Cape Verde, known to the whole world.
Known as the Barefoot Diva, for performing without shoes, Cesária has built a rich musical repertoire throughout her career that is part of Cape Verde’s cultural heritage. Sodade, perhaps the artist’s best known song, carries the name of Cape Verde around the world each time it is played.

The Cesária Évora Museum

Given the importance of Cesária Évora ‘s life and work in Cape Verdean music and culture, there is a museum dedicated to honor her in the city of Mindelo, where she was born and where she died.
In this museum you can see photos of Cesária Évora’s career, as well as see some of the dresses she wore, and better understand the life of an artist who took Cape Verde further and is today, part of the history of her country and her people!
The museum is located in the center of Mindelo, in a Neo-Classical building from colonial times, which was later reconverted into a museum.

Location of the Cesária Évora Museum

What to bring?

You may be amazed at the beautiful fruits and other products they sell at this market and want to take them home. So it is important to have the money to buy them.