Artists like Bau
Kindred artists that sit next to Bau on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
Tito ParisartistTito Paris is a Cape Verdean singer and musician. Aged 19, he moved to Portugal. Lisbon continues to be his home town.
Eneida MartaartistEneida Marta is a singer from Guinea-Bissau who sings in Portuguese and Guinea-Bissau Creole. She has toured internationally since the release of her first album in 2001 and was selected to take part in the 2008 World Music Expo (WOMEX). Her most recent album, Family, was released in 2022 and has ranked in the top 20 of the Transglobal World Music Chart.
Cesária ÉvoraartistCesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.