Several Angolan artists and other cultural figures expressed their shock this Monday at the death this Sunday in Lisbon due to illness of the Cape Verdean Portuguese singer Sara Tavares.
Tributes to Sara Tavares were expressed by Angolan singers on their social media accounts, including Paulo Flores, Yola Semedo, Yuri da Cunha, Alselmo Ralph, C4 Pedro, Ari, Perola, Eva Rap Diva, as well as other people associated with this culture , such as comedian Hilmario Vemba and writer Agualusa.
In 2011, the singer, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died on Sunday at the age of 45 in Lisbon, gave a series of concerts in Angola in duets with Angolan musicians such as Paulo Flores, Toti Sa’ Med.
Over the past year, Sarah Tavares has released several new topics after five years of silence. The latest song titled ‘Kurtidu’ was released by Sony Music in September last year.
In addition to her career, Sara Tavares has collaborated with several names in Portuguese and Lusophone music, including Ala dosdados, Dani Silva, Paulo Flores, Buraka Som Sistema and Carlao.
Sara Tavares, born in Lisbon in 1978, became famous as a teenager in the 1990s on the television talent competition “Chuva de Estrelas” on SIC, singing a Whitney Houston song.
Soon after, he won the 1994 RTP Song Festival with the song “Chamar as Música”, the theme of Rosa Lobato de Faria and João Oliveira, and with which he finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest for Portugal.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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