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M'Bem di Fora | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lura
Label: Four Quarters Ent
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.98
New (32) Used (8) from $10.98
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 98925
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1801
UPC: 822545180128
EAN: 0822545180128
ASIN: B000N60H3Q
Release Date: March 27, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Bida Mariadu - Lura, Vieira, Toy | | • | Ponciana - Lura, Tavares, Tibau | | • | Romaria - Lura, Vieira, Toy | | • | No Bem Fala - Lura, Lino, Tio | | • | As-Agua - Lura, Tavares, Tibau | | • | Es Anu Raboitas Ka di Fiansa - Lura, DosSantos, Aurelio | | • | M'Bem di Fora - Lura, Katchas | | • | Mari d'Ascenson - Lura, Traditional | | • | Galanton - Lura, Cruz, Rui | | • | Pensa Dret - Lura, Lura | | • | Festa di Nha Kumpadri - Lura, Vieira, Toy | | • | Choro - Lura, Figueiredo, Edevald | | • | Fitico di Funana - Lura, Kikas, Don |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Fans of Cesaria Evora have been kept in short commons for some years by a relative dearth of new material and emerging talent. But Lura, who was born in Portugal of Cape Verdean parents, is clearly a contender for latter's throne. The beautiful young singer describes herself as a country girl and as such, is more interested in rural styles like the funana, bataku and the European, colonial-based mazurka than in the more urban morna, a barroom blues associated with the elder diva. Her songs, many of them self-composed, deal with small-town realities like a mother's advice to her son in hard times, an unplanned pregnancy, uninhibited holiday celebrations and other tales that might well be discussed on a neighbor's door-step. This is not to say that she is a narrow-minded provincial or hide-bound traditionalist; her arrangements are paragons of acoustic elegance, owing as much to R&B, Argentinean tango, post-Tropicalia Brazilian pop and French chanson as hometown firesides. Her voice, a clear mezzo-soprano-to-alto, ranges from girlish to smoky but as her material tends toward upbeat rhythms, it is her sun-drenched, precisely calibrated melodic sense and crackerjack phrasing that anchors each tune. The title track, a frenetic hip-swinger sung as a duet with Zeco di Nha Reinalda, could make a stone dance. --Christina Roden
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Lura!! November 29, 2007
I purchased this CD based on the reviews & the music samples. But when I 1st listened to it I wasn't quite feeling it. I think because since she's young I was expecting her style to be like Sara Tavares. But as I kept listening to it, I started to enjoy her singing, her style and the music. NOW I very much like it & totally love #9 Galanton, love it, love it, love it! I'll have Galanton on repeat forever. I really like #5 As-Agua & #10 Pensa Dret these 2 will be on repeat too. I also like #12 too great music. And I will be purchasing her 1st CD too!
I think she's very talented...she has to be, to be background singer to Cesaria Evora, she's moved on doing her own think & I'm impressed. To me she's a younger livelier sounding version of Cesaria Evora, but all her own style. I wish I can see her in concert; I'd love to see her dancing. Galanton makes me want to get up & dance to.
I am of Cape Verdean descent (all 4 of my grandparents) & I try to listen to OUR music & support OUR talented musical artist, even though I do not understand what it's saying, I was never taught OUR language when I was young. But I feel OUR music and I'm proud to be a Cape Verdean/American. It's great, even though they are born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents (specking of Sara Tavares too) they keep their Cape Verdean heritage alive.
 The best August 4, 2007
I have not heard anything this good in many years. Lura's beautiful voice and subtle joyous energy is unique. The group of musicians supporting her are superb.
Este cd e maravilhoso! July 22, 2007
O quarto, o sonido e perfeito, as cancoes sao muito lindas mesmo, Ela descobriu a muito tempo as suas origem, ou seja as sua raizes, eu gosto muito deste cd mas acho que di korpu... e um bocadinho melhor, mas acqui pode ouvir cancoes maravilhosas mesmo!
4 stars because I am sure Lura/Toy Vieira will be even better next time July 2, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really believe this record is an extraordinary achievement in Cape verdean music. If Lura's first major label international release, "With heart and soul", reflected her roots in the new Batuku style under the influence of the now legendary Orlando Pantera (she covered 4 Pantera songs on that record), here she spreads her wings further, in true Krioulu style, assimilating what she finds best in a broad variety of styles, both indigenous to the islands and from abroad. The result is spectacular, and much broader and deeper than her previous work. Her voice is getting much better with age (for an interesting view of how her voice has improved over the years, check out her vocals on Bonga's record, Mulemba Xangola). And as Lura is surrounding herself with a very talented and diverse set of musicians whose work on this record is very good. Most notably, Lura's keyboardist, Toy Vieira, really comes into his own as a songwriter on this record. He clearly has a great talent for songwriting and the Toy Vieira/Lura collaboration promises to be a very fruitful one. This record establishes Lura as the most interesting and innovative artist recording in Krioulu today. I look forward to giving 5 stars to her next release because it will undoubtedly be even better.
Another artistic album May 15, 2007
I was lucky enough to see Lura live here in Washington, D.C. a couple of years ago and became an instant fan.
This album was well worth the wait and I'm happy to see that she's getting support from her record company.
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