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Um abra​ç​o di morabeza (ft. Fantcha, Bau)

from Cape Verdean Blues by Kavita Shah

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lyrics

KRIOL

Bô bem conchê nôs terra
Bô bem preciá nôs morabeza
Terra d'morna, se riqueza
Terra d'sabura, terra d'B.Leza

Bô bem conchê nôs terra
Bô bem preciá sê cultura
Bô ben dsfrutá nôs amizade
Terra d'Cesária, terra d'sodade

Kavita, seja bem-vindo
Na nôs tirrinha
Prendê vivê
Moda un criolinha
Cantá nôs morna
Cantá-l kom amôr,
Oh, moreninha!

ENGLISH

You came to know our land
You came to appreciate our morabeza*
The land of morna* and all its richness
The land of delight, land of B. Leza*

You came to know our land
You came to appreciate our culture
You greatly enjoyed our friendship
Land of Cesária, land of “sodade”*

Welcome, Kavita,
To our little land
Learn how to live
Like a criolinha*
Sing our morna,
Sing it with love
Oh, moreninha*!

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from Cape Verdean Blues, released September 15, 2023
Music by Kavita Shah and Lyrics by Morgadinho, © Kavita Shah Music (ASCAP).

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Kavita Shah New York, New York

Kavita Shah is an award-winning vocalist, composer, researcher, polyglot, and educator who makes work in deep engagement with jazz, while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. Her projects include "Visions" (2014), "Folk Songs of Naboréa" (2017), "Interplay" (2018), and "Cape Verdean Blues" (2023).

"What she's doing is something completely new."
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"Quietly riveting."
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