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Boston Phoenix, CD Review >>
This young Cape Verdean diva explores animated genres from her remote, African archipelago home funana, batuku, mazurka, and more with polish and nuance on her second international CD. Lura's vocal delivery tends to the strong and sassy, though she can stretch to ethereal, as on the tone poem "Chore," and to melancholy, as on "No Bern Fala," which is as close as these 13 tracks get to a mo ma. the sorrowful style most associated with the reigning queen of Cape Verdean song, Cesaria vora. The mostly acoustic accompaniment here creates rich sound textures of , plucked and bowed strings, and 'often tasty accordion work by Madagascar's Regls Ci- zavo. The title track translates as "I Come from the Country," and It plays to Una's natural strength with driving, electric funana. She co-authors three tracks bur mostly adapts excellent compositions by her contemporaries. like'Ponci- ana." a Cape Verdean Juliet story set to a 6/8 rhythm with tasty flashes of flamenco guitar. "Romaria" evokes the at mosphere of a summer street party with shuffling, tradirional snare drum, whistles, ambient voices, and a celebratory refrain chat says it all about this fast-rising African pop star.
05/03/07
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