 In 1988, Lusafrica was created and recorded the first album "La Diva aux pieds nus" which achieved huge success among the Cape Verdean community selling 3,000 vinyl records, notably with the single "Bia Lulucha".The following album "Distino di Belita" was recorded together with Parisian label Mélodie.Cesária Évora attended the Musiques Métisses concert festival in Angoulême, the first to touch a wider audience outside the Cape Verdean community.