CMJ (8/01, p.79) - "...She blends the best of Cape Verdean, Brazilian and Latin forms..."
Down Beat (12/01, p.76) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Evora's way of making loss and longing sound so inspirational has not changed....she engages and sails above the assembly as easily as when she worked with just a few guitarists and a pianist..."
Dirty Linen (8-9/01, p.66) - "...Loving assaults on the human heart..."
NAPRA Review (11-12/01, p.79) - "...Her clear, effervescent voice melds poignantly with salsa tempos and African beats..."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/01, p.108) - "...The aplomb with which she pulls this album off is breathtaking..."
Personnel includes: Cesaria Evora, Bonnie Raitt, Caetano Veloso, Chucho Valdes, Pedro Guerra (vocals); Fernando Andrade (arranger, piano, background vocals); Demetrio Muniz (conductor); Joao Pina Alves (12-string guitar, cavaquinho, background vocals); Aderito Goncalves (slide guitar); Antonio Alves (cavaquinho, background vocals); Hugo Cruz, Ernesto Diaz, Silvio Duquesne (violin); Jose Maron, Rafael Cutino (viola); Roy Avila Serrano, Mickel Campilgo (cello); Yanela Lojos (harp); Jose Luis Cortes (flute); Allen Hoist (alto saxophone); Nicolas Gueret (tenor saxophone); Antonio Domingos Gomes Fernandes (saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Peter Volpe, Christophe Dutray (trumpet); Philippe Henry (trombone); Virgilio Julio Duarte (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Engineers include: Ronaldo Lima, Jean -Pierre Pollet, Stephane Caisson.
Recorded at Mega, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Abdala, Havana, Cuba; Do Soul Studios, Paris, France.
SAO VICENTE was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.