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(CAN.), £4.50 (U.K.) $5.50 (U.S.), $6.50 IN MUSIC NEWS 1B)GICCVR ******** 3 -DIGIT 908 iGEE4EM740M09907441 002 0662 000 BI MAR 2396 1 03 MONTY GREENLY 3740 ELM AVE APT A LONG BEACH, CA 90807 -3402 George Strait Makes History With 'Strait Out Of The Box' SEE PAGE 15 NOVEMBER 18, 1995 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT ADVERTISEMENTS Alagna Slated For rlJ íRC DISC Cape Verde In World Beat Spotlight Sv,s -cns Tiny Nation Has Rich Musical Heritage Tenor Stardom BY PAUL VERNA been in the spotlight lately, thanks to ropean territories in the late '80s. BY HEIDI WALESON the international breakthrough of na- Now, with her self -titled Nonesuch Virtually unknown to all but the tive singer Cesaria Evora. Records release, the artist has expe- In a world ever -hungry for excit- most savvy world music aficionados, rienced similar success in the U.S. ing tenors, the reports that have EM I CLASSICS ALAGNA EVORA TULIPA NEGRA been coming out of England for the the Cape Verde Islands are a bub- The album has sold 20,000 units last year on Roberto Magna have bling well of musical activity, ready to By far the biggest musical star in through SoundScan -reporting outlets (Continued on page 22) burst onto the global market with a Cape Verde, the 54- year -old Evora alone; these are only a portion of the music as rich as their Afro- European broke through in France, the Nether- sales base of world music albums. heritage. lands, Portugal, Italy, and other Eu- (Continued on page 123) Situated off the western coast of Soprano Caballé WORLD C - AS S MASTERING Africa, some 400 miles from Senegal, HOLLYWOOD the former Portuguese colony has 7 Pop 2 13 / 8 7 6.
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