Navega

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Navega
Studio album by
Released2006
RecordedNovember 2005 - January 2006
GenreFunaná, Batuque, Coladeira, Mazurka, Morna
LabelRCA Victor / SonyBMG
Mayra Andrade chronology
Navega
(2006)
Storia, storia
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Music Story[2]

Navega is the debut album by the Cape Verdean musician Mayra Andrade, released in 2006. It is sung in Cape Verdean Creole language. The title means "Sail".

The album won the "German Records Critics' Award" ("Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik"). Its jury is composed of 114 musical journalists.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dimokránsa"Kaka Barboza4:28
2."Lapidu na bo"Orlando Pantera4:25
3."Mana"Mayra Andrade4:37
4."Tunuka"Orlando Pantera3:46
5."Comme s'il en pleuvait"Tété3:44
6."Nha sibitchi"Mayra Andrade3:46
7."Lua"Calú Princezito3:09
8."Navega"Mayra Andrade, Patrice Larose6:14
9."Poc li dent é tcheu"Nhelas Spencer3:53
10."Dispidida"Orlando Pantera4:33
11."Nha Nobréza"Betú3:52
12."Regasu"Orlando Pantera6:17

Reception[edit]

The album won the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (English: German Record Critics Award) in the World Music and Folklore category.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chris Nickson. "Navega - Mayra Andrade". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. ^ Loïc Picaud. "Critique de Navega". Music Story. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ^ "Bestenliste 2-2007". Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. May 15, 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-16.