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Smother, Cd Review >>
Review - Lura, a Lisbon native, is bringing back attention
to the Cape Verde / Senegal sound with a defined pop nuance
to accompany it. Before its independence in 1975, the church
and colonial government forbid certain forms of music
including the accordion-driven funana. Its this form of
music that Lura performs, which originally was performed by
a dozen or more women beating a batuku rhythm on stacks of
clothes called tchabeta, while a lead singer would croon
poetry with various themes as a sensual dance known as torno
accompanied it. The music form is quite interesting with
Latin and African rhythms and Lura’s voice is magical. Along
with the CD is an interesting DVD, which boasts some live
concert footage. 06/14/05 >> go there
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