Lura : discography
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Album : Di korpu ku alma Label : Lusafrica Year : 2004 |
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News about Lura
Lura Performs Her Unique Style of Cape Verdean...
SHARE THIS: DEL.ICIO.US DIGG STUMBLEUPON Tom Fudge: If you want to find Cape Verde, get a world map and find a spot right off the African coast of Senegal. via KPBS-TV San Diego
Source : Topix.net | 2008-04-15 06:38:41.0
Lura makes Cape Verde songs sizzle
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall has let its hair down before, but rarely with such lusty abandon as on Tuesday night, before a nearly sold-out house. via Chicago Tribune
Source : Topix.net | 2008-04-11 06:18:38.0
In the mood for some music tonight? Lura, a captivating Cape Verdean singer has a one-night show at Peak Performances@ Montclair. via Baristanet.com
Source : Topix.net | 2008-04-07 06:12:14.0
Lura Added to Toronto's Afrofest 2007 Line-up
Due to the cancellation of the Mahotella Queens performance the line-up for Afrofest 2007 will now also include Lura, the rising star from Portugal (of Cape Verdian origin), and former back up singer and heir apparent to the great "barefoot diva", Cesaria Evora. Her latest release in November 2006, and second for Lusafrica, is M'Bem Di Fora (I've Come From Far).
Afrofest 2007 will be broadcast live from Queen's Park on CBC Radio One 99.1's Bi...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-06-29 12:40:28.0
LURA is the soulful new voice of Cape Verde music from west Africa and makes her first appearance at Cardiff at St David's Hall in May as part of her current UK tour. via This is Gwent
Source : Topix.net | 2007-06-22 06:00:17.0
Renowned Cape Verdean Multi-instrumentalist Will Perform in New York
New York city (NY), USA - Kim Alves, renown multi-instrumentalist/producer from the Cape Verde islands, will perform live at the legendary Sob's on Sunday, June 10th at 8pm. With a career that spans over three decades, Kim has finally released his own album, A Dança das Ilhas (Dance of the islands) presenting it for the first time in New York.
Kim plans to take you along an unforgettable dance throughout the Cape Verde islands via a cultural compilation of national rhythms which include Ladainha, Batuku, Morna, Coladera, Finaçon, Tabanka and Funana. These styles have been interpreted by world music greats such as Cesaria Evora, Lura and ...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-06-04 12:25:12.0
Lura: Portuguese singer with capeverdean source
Lura
is part of a new generation of musicians rediscovering the hidden
traditions of her ancestral homeland. Her music is inspired by the
styles of Santiago?the most African of the islands, and the island from
which her father came; styles such as batuku and funana.
Source : africahit.com | 2007-05-31 14:47:00.0
Cape Verdean Singer-Songwriter Tcheka Emerges with his Own Sound
Bloomington (Indiana), USA - Following the recent eruption of great women singers from Cape Verde, along comes a new sound from a young man named Tcheka. Having penned the opening and closing tracks for Lura's acclaimed debut album, this summer he will tour with the great "barefoot diva" Cesaria Evora, who brought Cape Verde to the world on the waves of her soulful morna. While the world has heard the female voice emanating from the Cape Verdean islands, Tcheka, fed and nurtured by these women, brings a new perspective with his album, ...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-05-10 12:49:21.0
Direct and Rhapsodic, Emotive and Distant
Though Lura fully discovered her Cape Verdean heritage later in life, her music is deeply rooted within those island traditions. M'Bem di Fora incorporates the rhythms of her parents' homeland, with vibrant stories of love and loss pouring out of every syllable and song.
Source : npr.org | 2007-04-24 20:06:00.0
Producer puts too much of himself in Timbaland mix
"Es Anu Raboitas Ka Di Fiansa"). The uptempo tracks are particularly persuasive as Lura, a dancer before she was a singer, harnesses the power of the funana, a sensual dance style from Cape Verde. Closing cut "Fitico di Funana"
By CHUCK CAMPBELL Scripps Howard News Service 2007-04-16 00:00:00 "SHOCK VALUE," Timbaland Those who can, do. via Scripps-Howard
Source : topix.net | 2007-04-16 04:03:42.0
"M'Bem di Fora" The title of Lura's new album translates to "I Come From the Country," although that's not entirely true. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Source : Topix.net | 2007-04-15 13:30:21.0
M'bem di fora
Cesaria Evora is the name most world-music fans associate with Cape Verde, but the great singer has been joined by a much younger diva, Lura.
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Source : Topix.net | 2007-03-15 20:59:41.0