Voz d'Amor

Voz d'Amor
Studio album by Cesária Évora
Released September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Genre Morna / coladeira
Label Lusafrica
Cesária Évora chronology
São Vicente di Longe
(2001)
Voz d'Amor
(2003)
Rogamar
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Voz d'Amor (Cape Verdean Creole for the Voice of Love, Portuguese: Voz de Amor) is an album by Cesária Évora. The album reached number 3 in Poland, the first Cape Verdean and West African artist to reach the Polish Top 10 charts and number 2 in the Billboard 200 World Albums Chart. The album sold about 400,000 copies. In Switzerland, the album reached number 57 below the Top 50 charts in October and remained in the Swiss charts for six weeks.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2004, the first to win from Cape Verde or a part of West Africa.

Track listing

  1. "Isolada" (Isolate)
  2. "Velocidade" (Speed)
  3. "Amdjer De Nos Terra"
  4. "Beijo Roubado"
  5. "Djarmai Di Meu"
  6. "Monte Cara" (about the mountain west of Mindelo)
  7. "Ramboia"
  8. "Jardim Prometido"
  9. "Nha Coracao Tchora"
  10. "Saia Travada"
  11. "Pomba"
  12. "Mar De Canal" (Sea of the Channel)
  13. "Milca Ti Lidia"
  14. "Voz D'Amor" (Voice of Love)

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[2] 40
French SNEP Albums Chart[3] 12
Polish OLIS Albums Chart[4] 3
Portuguese Albums Chart[5] 22
Swiss Hit Parade Albums Chart[6] 57
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[7] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[8] Gold 0*
Poland (ZPAV)[9] Gold 20,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Cover version

References

  1. Leggett, Steve. Voz d'Amor at AllMusic
  2. "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "Olis : Polish Chart". Olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. "Portuguese Charts". Portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. "The Official Schweizer Hit Parade". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. "French album certifications – Cesária Évora – Café Atlantico" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  9. "Polish album certifications – Cesária Évora – Café Atlantico" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

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