"In contrast to the earthy style of Césaria Évora, the singer most responsible for bringing Cape Verde's traditional music to world audiences, Nancy Vieira's singular clarity of tone reflects an international muaical formation ... Vieira seamlessly blends Cape Verdean traditional song with influences including Brazilian popular music, Portuguese fado and French chanson ... "Manh̃̃ã Florida", Vieira's fifth release, begins in traditional mode with a classic morna by Vitorino Chantre and Amândio Cabral, "Mi Sem Bo Amor" ... With the exception of Marc Estève and Teófilo Chantre's French-language "Les Lendemaind De Carnaval", Vieira sings in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole ... The closer, Mário Lúcio's "Sunha Dor", is an upbeat anthem whose cosmopolitan strains (Cuban son, Afropop) gesture to the future of Cape Verdean music".
