the cape verdean people are known for their musicality, well expressed by popular manifestations such as the carnival of mindelo. cape verde music incorporates "african, portuguese and brazilian influences." cape verde's quintessential national music is the "morna", a melancholy and lyrical song form typically sung in cape verdean creole. the most popular music genre after "morna" is the "coladeira", followed by "funaná" and "batuque" music. cesária évora was the best-known cape verdean singer in the world, known as the "barefoot diva", because she liked to perform barefooted on stage. the international success of cesária évora has made other cape verdean artists, or descendants of cape verdeans born in portugal, gain more space in the music market. examples of this are singers sara tavares, lura and mayra andrade.