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Category Archives: Mother Afrique
Lira performs “Believer” live in Los Angeles!
Video Premiere: “Soul Is Heavy” by Nneka
1Nneka is back with her second album with politically-oriented lyrics and a message in a form of a song directed to Nigeria. This one’s a little too heavy to be the first single and the music is nothing close to a homerun, but it’s worth a note.
Video Premiere: “Love Is Found” by Sade
4If Sade would stop recording live albums and compiling another greatest hits collection after each and every album she released then maybe we will have time to care more about what she does. She seems to follow the corporate ideals of Madonna – waste less time on music and more on repackaging it. This is anotehr lackluster from her last comeback.
Video Premiere: “Why Can’t We” by Aṣa
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Exclusive: Lira to release “When I Dance” as second single!
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Lira’s fourth album Return To Love delivers on so many levels. The first single is one of our favorite tracks of the season. After “Phakade” will come “When I Dance.” It’s a lovely uptempo track that ushers in summer moods. We say exclusive because she tweeted us directly. We hope there’s a great breezy video to match.
Sexy Track: “Phakade” by Lira
Sweet and sultry, Lira’s fourth full-lengther develops the sounds that we have gotten so used to and have grown to love. Here, you are taken to an African landscape lush with life and colors – a great soulful feel that her oeuvre is characteristic of. The video is also breathtaking and gives you an aura of serenity and warmth. This is just a lovely song that you can play on repeat forever.
Haiku Review: “Return To Love” by Lira
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Lira’s fourth album.
South African moodiness
at its greatest prime.
Video Premiere: “Afrodance” by Les Nubians
1Les Nubians have left our radar a long time ago, so to see them still going is good. Not our kind of music really, but worth a check-out. This is from their new album Nü Revolution.
Lira performs “Phakade” live!
1Lira’s fourth album Return To Love just made it to our desk last night and we are very excited to review this South African soultress’s latest.
Video: “Cameroon” by Bebe Zahara Benet
1We didn’t even know this was out. Not good at all, but very funny. The RuPaul’s Drag Race winner could have done better with the “Cameroon” theme.
Sade release new song “Still In Love With You” for Ultimate Collection!
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Although we do not approve if Sade releasing yet another greatest hits collection, it is made easier by the fact that it contains some new material for us to enjoy. This new track is on the collection and its better than have of the stuff that was on the previous album. Click below to listen to it.
Lira sings “Rise Again” live in Durban!
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Lira on the cover of Fair Lady magazine!
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Must-Watch: Video Premiere: “Phakade” by Lira
2We have been waiting for this for a long long time. It’s here and this is a condensed version. Lovely balladry that brings the African wind right back to our memories. Lira is on a roll and will not stop at anything, this is just breathtaking, too bad you can only purchases it in South Africa.
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 494
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“Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression.”
- Jane Rule
Lira performs “Hamba” live!
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Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 493
“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur.
You take the front line when there is danger.
Then people will appreciate your leadership.”
Nelson Mandela found dead!
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Rumors just in that the legendary Nelson Mandela has passed away. Not sure yet, but this is just a notification of the alleged news.
UPDATE: It is just a rumor. Mandela has just been released from the hospital and is recovering.
Exclusive: Official cover of Lira’s “Return To Love”
Loft965.com is very happy to be the first blog on earth to bring to your the cover of Lira’s new album.
Lira had an exceptional 2010 – becoming the first South African artist to release a live music concert on Blu-ray and selling multi-platinum numbers of her live DVD.
Now, early 2011, sees the multi-award winning artist return with a brand new studio album that’s nothing short of extraordinary – and a fitting calling card for Lira’s much-anticipated breakthrough onto the global music stage.
Titled Return To Love – Lira’s fourth studio album is a masterful record that draws together everything that Lira has worked for since she first embarked on her music career – at first tentatively with her 2003 debut and, from 2006’s Feel Good onwards, with mounting confidence in her singular abilities.
