Music Review
Balance
Sara Tavares
She is from Cap Verde, grew up in the immigrant community in Lisbon Portugal, where French and African flavours touched her life. Her songs has a rich multicultural feel and sound, they feel like they come from all kinds of places.
That could be a problem with another artists but with Tavares it makes the music even more enjoyable. There are hints of afro-beat, reggae, marimbs, even celtic grooves in her music and she sings in english, portuguese, and her native Cap Verdean.
She's been compared to Rickie Lee Jones, and does strike a jazzy vibe at times but there is more to her than that. She was abandoned by her parents and left to support herself on the streets of Lisbon, you would think that this would colour her music, but optimism is what shines through. She calls her songs "lullabies to herself" and they have that nurturing feel. Cap Verdes barefoot diva, Cesaria Evora weeps her blues away, Tavares sings hers to oblivion.
That could be a problem with another artists but with Tavares it makes the music even more enjoyable. There are hints of afro-beat, reggae, marimbs, even celtic grooves in her music and she sings in english, portuguese, and her native Cap Verdean.
She's been compared to Rickie Lee Jones, and does strike a jazzy vibe at times but there is more to her than that. She was abandoned by her parents and left to support herself on the streets of Lisbon, you would think that this would colour her music, but optimism is what shines through. She calls her songs "lullabies to herself" and they have that nurturing feel. Cap Verdes barefoot diva, Cesaria Evora weeps her blues away, Tavares sings hers to oblivion.