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California Builder & Engineer, CD Review >>
- By DB
M'bem di fora Times Square Records 1801
Thanks to the widespread appreciation given to Cesaria Evora, the string of ten islands known collectively as Cape Verde is defined by the slow, melancholic musings of the mornu. Now, Cesaria certainly knows how to celebrate, but it is the sad and damp: saudade of Portugal and. subsequently, these islands, that most ears are accustomed to. Perhaps, then, we only need to change our'
definition of what this heart-rending word implies. Cape Verde native Lura exhibits plenty of it on her second recording, though M'bem di fora is full of uphcat, daneeable tunes with textures of harmonica, percussion and lush background singing. It's no surprise that Lura herself began in that role. Origi nally attending higher education to become a gym teacher, her career was suddenly re mixed thanks u> a dance teacher that invited her to sing an occupation she had never even allemplcd). Maybe that's why every of this album sounds so natural. IJrcrc's luminous, effeminate glow'in "Bida Maridau," a beautiful sentiment of a story in which a mother prepares her son to fol low his destiny. Island life is accentuated on the homeland tribute. "No Bern Pala." including the gentle tones of the caviiiquinlio riding under the rhythm. And just because the record swings on high most of the time, Lura's reflective moments are equally punc turing. "As-Agua," a reminiscence of child hood and rain, is the alburn's most heart breaking number ... a true expression of longing. She entered school to study the body and ended up mastering gymnastics of an other sort: those of lyrics working on the soulful, deep hearl of our ears. 05/21/07
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