An
exceptional Portuguese singer/songwriter and guitarist of Cape
Verdean descent, Tavares’ gentle,
sensual music reflects the cosmopolitan spirit of her native Lisbon. She has drawn
praise for her worldly songs spiced with Portuguese slang, Crioulo and English
flawlessly layered with Afro-beat, reggae, jazz, and irresistible Cape Verdean
rhythms.
"Sara Tavares is a truly international talent. But the 26-year-old
Portuguese-born singer, whose parents are from Cape Verde, seems most
at home behind her guitar, making music.
"It's a whole inner
process of dealing with my issues, and I think the music is medicine
and a cathartic process for me," she says. "So that's why I do it — for
me most of all.""
