Rogamar is the tenth album by Cesária Évora. The album reached the Polish Top 5 charts where it was number four,[1] it was also number 17 in France, number 19 in Portugal, number 23 in Belgium's Wallonia and number 38 in Switzerland.[2]

Rogamar
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2006 (2006-03-06)
GenreMorna / coladeira
LabelLusafrica
Cesária Évora chronology
Voz d'Amor
(2003)
Rogamar
(2006)
Nha Sentimento
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The album is named after the colá song "Rogá mar" made by Teófilo Chantre, the song appears in the seventh track

Chart performance

edit

The album reach the charts in several countries, particularly Europe. It was number 38 in Switzerland and from March 19, it remained in the Swiss charts for six weeks. Rogamar and some of her singles were also popular in Cape Verde, though Cape Verde did not have its music chart at the time.[2]

Track listing

edit
  1. "Sombras di distino"
  2. "Um pincelada"
  3. "Avenida marginal"
  4. "Africa nossa" (with Ismael Lo)
  5. "Tiche"
  6. "São Tomé na equador" (São Tomé on the Equator)
  7. "Rogamar"
  8. "Amor e mar"
  9. "Modje trofel"
  10. "Rosie"
  11. "Travessa de peixeira"
  12. "Mas um sonho"
  13. "Mar nha confidente"
  14. "Saiona d'vinte ano"
  15. "Vaga lenta"

Charts

edit
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[3] 75
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[3] 23
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 75
French SNEP Albums Chart[5] 17
Polish OLiS Albums Chart[1] 4
Portuguese Albums Chart[6] 19
Swiss Hit Parade Albums Chart[2] 38
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[7] 12

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[8] Gold 10,000*
Russia (NFPF)[9] Gold 10,000*
France (SNEP)[10] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "OLiS : Polish Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "The Official Schweizer Hit Parade". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Portuguese Charts". Portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Russian album certifications – Cesária Évora – Rogamar" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
  10. ^ "French album certifications – Cesaria Evora – Rogamar" (in French). InfoDisc. Select CESARIA EVORA and click OK. 
edit