Okayafrica Video: Cape Verde's Songstress Marya Andrade

Okayafrica contributor Dialo Hall writes on Marya Andrade, the Cape Verdean siren following in the footsteps of the late Cesária Évora:

I became an instant fan of music from the sun drenched islands of Cape Verde when I first heard the sound of Bana’s soulful harmonies and the intoxicating voice of the barefooted diva Cesária Évora (may she rest in peace). As Cape Verdean hip hop artist Shokanti explained to me, there's a new bright voice carrying on the nation's blues-influenced style of morna music.

27-year-old Mayra Andrade stands on the shoulders of past musical luminaries like Bana and Cesária as one of Cape Verde's modern songstresses. In MC Shokanti's words:

HEAD TO OKAYAFRICA FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH MAYRA PLUS ADDITIONAL VIDEO.