A drummer plays the drums during a soundcheck ahead of a concert by Cape Verdean singer Ceuzany Pires at a bar in Mindelo, on May 26, 2026. Barefoot, arms raised to the sky and overcome with emotion, Ceuzany delivers with her powerful voice the flagship song from her latest album dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, sending shivers through the audience packed into a bar in Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente. She is compared to the great Cesária Évora, the "barefoot diva" who introduced two traditional Cape Verdean music genres to the world: morna (soft, nostalgic melodies) and coladeira (faster-paced rhythm). (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)