Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent is the New York-based correspondent for The World. His reporting has taken him to Swaziland, Turkey, Chile, and India, among other places.

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Mayra Andrade: A New Musical Star for Cape Verde

Mayra Andrade (Photo: Jean-Marc Lubrano)

Mayra Andrade (Photo: Jean-Marc Lubrano)

The World’s Alex Gallafent profiles Mayra Andrade, a young singer from Cape Verde who’s been compared to the late, great Cesária Évora.

Andrade holds Evoria in great esteem, but she’s definitely her own artist.

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Listen above for some really beautiful music and for the answers to these three Mayra Andrade trivia questions.

  1. Why does Mayra Andrade carry a dinner knife and a length of metal wherever she goes? (It’s not for eating.)
  2. Who was her musical mentor in Cape Verde? (It wasn’t Cesária Évora.)
  3. Which part of her own body does she want people to access through her music? (It’s not her head.)



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