{"id":176485951,"date":"2023-12-19T22:32:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T04:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176485951"},"modified":"2023-12-19T22:32:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T04:32:46","slug":"viva-sara-tavares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2023\/12\/19\/viva-sara-tavares\/","title":{"rendered":"VIVA SARA TAVARES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176485952\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5-920x612.jpg 920w, http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sara-03-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her music moves me. Soothing. She calls much of her sounds &#8220;lullabies for adults&#8221;. Her career has been stellar, starting with winning a Portuguese song contest when she was in her middle teens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sara Tavares (English v.)\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0L9cXJtup5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She went on to record a gospel album and then had her first pop hit with &#8220;Mi Ma Bo&#8221; (You And Me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sara Tavares - Mi Ma B\u00f4\" width=\"922\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T7QymgrBoco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her biggest international hit was the song &#8220;Balance&#8221; that featured a variety of dancers in different styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sara Tavares - Balanc\u00ea\" width=\"922\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pffVNEqJDag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly thereafter Sara shared a box set of a 13-part DVD and a 2-CD box set plus miscellaneous material. Currently unavailable, I was fortunate to secure a set when it was first released. It is a beautiful collection of her mid-career work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sara Tavares - Barquinho Da Esperan\u00e7a (Live in Lisboa, 2007) (1\/13)\" width=\"922\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tvKbVzj8Au0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a short hospital stay, I was looking up Sara&#8217;s work while I was home recuperating. I was stunned to see both her birth and her death date were listed. Couldn&#8217;t be. There must have been a mistake. Sara Tavares was only 45 years-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was true. A brain aneurysm had laid her low. I knew she had been ill but had not realized how ill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viva Sara Tavares!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her music moves me. Soothing. She calls much of her sounds &#8220;lullabies for adults&#8221;. Her career has been stellar, starting with winning a Portuguese song contest when she was in her middle teens. She went on to record a gospel album and then had her first pop hit with &#8220;Mi Ma Bo&#8221; (You And Me). 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