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Songlines
d. 5. Dec. 2015
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Alex Robinson
d. 5. Dec. 2015
"The album title translates as "Heritage". And with a string of delightful upbeat funanas (such as the opener "Sabi di Más" and the jaunty "Ness Tempo di Nha Bidjissa"), Lura indeed moves closer to her roots back on Praia, Cape Verde's capital city. But she doesn't abandon Lisbon. Cape Verde is revisited and reinvented with precise, jazzy production, a crew of fine session musicians and a repertoire that includes a mixed bag of melancholic covers and original songs ... New tracks like "Di Undi Kim Bem" are an enchanting mix of modern sound and age-old Cape Verdean melancholy. The title-track features an eerie counterpoint of distant percussion and assorted noises by Brazilian master Naná Vasconcelos to offset Lura's portentous vocal delivery. And fun while the funanas are, it's these newer numbers that really make the CD something special".
RootsWorld
2015
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Tom Orr
2015
"The disc's centerpiece is the title track, on which Lura's halting, cautious vocal navigates a lengthy ambient soundscape created by Brazilian master percussionist Nana Vasconcelos. It's unlike anything Lura's done before, and it's there that the many moods of the party stop awhile and meditate on Cape Verde's standing as an Atlantic island nation, an African nation, a former Portuguese colony, a place many leave because of necessity and a place where many stay because of deeply rooted love. That warm and humble soul I once had the privilege of meeting struck me as nothing if not 100 percent genuine, and with Herança she's put out a genuinely heartfelt and musically rich tribute to her homeland".