Café Atlantico

Café Atlantico
Studio album by Cesária Évora
Released	May 25, 1999
Recorded	Studio Recall, Pompignan and Studio Harry Son, Paris
Genre	Morna / coladeira
Label	Lusafrica
Producer	José Da Silva
Cesária Évora chronology
Cabo Verde (1997) Café Atlantico (1999) São Vicente di Longe (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Q	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Café Atlantico is an album by Cesária Évora. Café Atlantico is a reference to her home where she frequently entertained guests.^[3] The album sold 770,000 albums worldwide.

Track listing

1. "Flôr di nha esperança"
2. "Vaquinha Mansa"
3. "Amor di mundo"
4. "Paraiso di atlantico"
5. "Sorte"
6. "Carnaval de São Vicente"
7. "Desilusão dum amdjer"
8. "Nho antone escaderode"
9. "Beijo de longe"
10. "Roma criola"
11. "Perseguida"
12. "Maria Elena"
13. "Cabo verde mandá manténha"
14. "Terezinha"

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4]	32
French SNEP Albums Chart[5]	12
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[6]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[7]	Gold	300,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[8]	Gold	50,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. O'Brien, Lucy. "Review: Cesária Évora - Café Atlantico". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd (July 1999): 110, 112.
2. Allmusic review
3. "Cesária Évora". The Economist. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
4. "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
5. "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
6. "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
7. "French album certifications – Cesária Évora – Café Atlantico" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
8. "Polish album certifications – Cesária Évora – Café Atlantico" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Café Atlantico at Discogs
• Café Atlantico at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Lusafrica Productions
• Critical review of the album (Spanish)