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Colombia, Gem of the Ocean
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Hey, Mr. Music excerpt:
I do have a soft spot for Lura. Her vocal chords reach out and strangle me so all I can say is oooh oooh. Her latest release M'bem di Fora (Times Square/4Q) is musically all there. Her wonderful wide vocal range that encompasses both quiet and loud at the same time, rides over the complex slinky rhythms. Lura is up there with the best in European mixups that have occurred where the worlds have collided- in this case late 20th century Lisbon. More varied and confident than Di Korpu ku Alma, both Lura and the musicians are spreading out. There are very jazzy tracks like "Galanton " the uptempo West African grooves of "M'bem Di Fora and "Fitico Di Funana," which sounds it could have come from Angola and would have had Manu Lima on it in another time. M'bem di Fora is a fantastic release- things are getting better for Lura and her very talented band. 06/01/07
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