Racine carrée

"Ave Cesaria" is a song by Belgian singer Stromae, the fifth single from his second album Racine carrée. It honours the late Cesária Évora. Cesária Évora 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) 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. Read more on Last.fm.

Paul Van Haver (pronounced : pɔl vɑn ɦɑvər) (born 12 March 1985, Brussels), better known by his stage name Stromae [stʁɔmaj], is a Belgian musician, producer, singer, rapper and songwriter. Stromae was born to a Rwandan father, Pierre Rutare, and a Belgian mother, Miranda Marie Van Haver. He is originally from Laeken, in Brussels. He established himself in both the hip hop and electronic music genres. Stromae came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song Alors on danse, which became a number one in several European countries. In 2013, his second album Racine carrée was a commercial success, selling 2 million copies in France alone and nearly 600,000 units elsewhere. He has sold over 8.5 million records worldwide. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.