Lusafrica Founder José da Silva Presents 'Reina da Morna,' Ten Unreleased Cesaria Evora Tracks

José da Silva, founder of the label Lusafrica and manager of Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, has released "Reina da Morna," a collection of ten previously unreleased recordings. Evora, known for her interpretation of the morna genre, died in 2011. In an interview with Le Monde, da Silva said that no one before or after Evora has sung morna the way she did. The publication, which presents the ten unreleased tracks, is tied to the singer's enduring legacy in Cape Verdean music. Da Silva's label Lusafrica has been central to the international dissemination of Evora's work. The article appeared on Le Monde's culture pages on October 16, 2026, under the URL lemonde.fr/culture/article/2026/10/16/jose-da-silva-fondateur-du-label-lusafrica-personne-avant-et-apres-elle-ne-chante-la-morna-comme-cesaria-evora_6795591_3246.html. The headline quotes da Silva directly on Evora's singular voice in the morna tradition.