Sara Tavares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Sara Tavares
Tavares in 2011
Tavares in 2011
Background information
Birth nameSara Alexandra Lima Tavares
Born(1978-02-01)1 February 1978
Lisbon, Portugal
Died19 November 2023(2023-11-19) (aged 45)
Lisbon, Portugal
Genres
Years active1994–2023
Tavares signing a copy of her latest record in Warsaw, September 2011

Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares (1 February 1978 – 19 November 2023) was a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean descent, she composed African-, Portuguese- and North American-influenced world music.

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