The Essential

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Sodade
  4:54
• 2
  Sangue de Beirona
  3:35
• 3
  Velocidade
  3:23
• 4
  Miss Perfumado
  4:32
• 5
  Coragen Irmon
  6:29
• 6
  Cinturao Tem Mele
  3:34
• 7
  Carnaval de Sao Vicente
  3:50
• 8
  Esperanca Irisada
  4:30
• 9
  Sentimento
  4:28
• 10
  Crepuscolar Solidao
  5:32
• 11
  Fala Pa Fala
  4:31
• 12
  Nutridinha
  3:11
• 13
  Perseguida
  4:52
• 14
  Sabine Larga'm
  3:09
• 15
  Um Pincelada
  3:28
• 16
  Nho Antone Escaderode
  3:47
• 17
  Nha Corcao Tchora
  4:55
• CD 2
• 1
  Mar Azul
  3:38
• 2
  Petit pays
  3:46
• 3
  Bésame mucho
  4:55
• 4
  Mae Carinhosa
  3:44
• 5
  Nha Cancera Ca Tem Medida
  6:07
• 6
  Mar de Canal
  4:05
• 7
  Tchon de Franca
  4:33
• 8
  Angola
  4:31
• 9
  Ligereza
  3:53
• 10
  Avenida Marginal
  3:01
• 11
  Rotcha 'Scribida
  4:29
• 12
  Tiempo y silencio
  3:20
• 13
  Vaquinha Mansa
  4:48
• 14
  Africa Nossa (en duo avec Ismael Lo)
  3:54
• 15
  Beijo de Longe
  4:02
• 16
  Cize
  5:22
• 17
  Negue
  3:45

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Release credits

• Alain Jean‐Marie
  additional [5], piano [5]
• Aramis
  background vocals [15]
• Barbarito Torres
  laúd [15]
• Bau
  12 string guitar [1.2, 1.5, 1.14, 2.3], arranger [2, 5, 14], cavaquinho [2, 5, 14], guitar [1.2, 1.5, 1.14, 2.3], violin [2, 5, 14]
• Beck
  mix [14]
• Bruno Quinquet
  engineer [3], mix [3], sound [2.1, 2.16, 1.6]
• Camille Sopran'n
  additional [2], soprano saxophone [2]
• Carlos del Puerto
  double bass [15]
• Celina Pereira
  background vocals [8]
• Cesária Évora
  lead vocals [2.1, 2.8, 2.16, 1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.14], vocal [1.3, 1.17, 2.6]
• Christian Echaïb
  mix [2, 5, 11], sound [2, 5, 11]
• Chála
  additional [3], clarinet [3]
• Didier Le Marchand
  sound [2, 5, 11]
• Didier Pitois
  remixer [2.1, 2.16, 1.6]
• Emilio "Puro" Del Monte
  timbales [15]
• Fabrice Thompson
  additional [2, 5, 14], percussion [2, 5, 14]
• Fernando Andrade
  arranger [1.3, 1.17, 2.6], mix [1.3, 1.17, 2.6], orchestrator [1.3, 1.17, 2.6]
• Frank Emilio
  piano [15]
• Gardenia Benros
  background vocals [8]
• Gérard Kourtebian
  sound [2, 5, 11]
• Gérard Nöel-Pierre
  assistant [2.6, 1.3, 1.17]
• Hervé Marignac
  mix [2]
• Jacinto Pereira
  cavaquinho [1.2, 1.5, 1.14, 2.3]
• Jacques Bolognesi
  accordion [2], additional [2]
• James Carter
  additional [5], tenor saxophone [5]
• José Paris
  acoustic bass guitar [3]
• José da Silva
  mix [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.13-14, 1.16-17, 2.3, 2.6, 2.13, 2.15], producer [1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.13-14, 1.16, 2.3, 2.13, 2.15]
• João Magalhães
  engineer [2, 5, 14], recording [2, 5, 14]
• Juan-Carlos Estrada
  background vocals [15]
• Luis Ramos
  guitar [1.2, 1.5, 1.14, 2.3]
• Lázaro González Sibore
  solo [15], violin [15]
• Mallory Maurice
  assistant [3]
• Manu Lima
  accordion [2]
• Maraca
  arranger [15], flute [15]
• Michael O’Reilly
  mix [5]
• Mickael Rangeard
  assistant [1.3, 1.17, 2.6]
• Nando Andrade
  piano [2.3, 1.2, 1.5, 1.14]
• Paulino Vieira
  background vocals [8], mix [2, 5, 11], producer [1.1, 1.4, 2.8]
• Pedro Guerra
  performer [12]
• Silvano Michelino
  additional [2, 5, 14], bongos [16], percussion [2, 5, 14], tambourine [7]
• Stéphane Caisson
  mix [2.6, 2.13, 2.15, 1.3, 1.7, 1.13, 1.16-17], sound [2.6, 2.8, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.17]
• Tata Güines
  congas [15]
• Teófilo Chantre
  background vocals [8]
• Titina
  background vocals [8]
• Tomas Ramos Ortiz
  percussion [15]
• Totinho
  percussion [3], soprano saxophone [3]
• Toy Ramos
  guitar [2.6, 1.17]
• Yumurí
  background vocals [15]
• Zé Paris
  acoustic bass guitar [2, 5, 14]
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  The Essential

  2x CD
  2015