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Lira talks about her EP, the US market and soul music!
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Lira performs “Believer” live in Los Angeles!
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.
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.
Lira sings “Rise Again” live in Durban!
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Lira on the cover of Fair Lady magazine!
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Lira performs “Hamba” live!
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Lira to release new single titled “Phakade”
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Lira has just tweeted that her new single from her fourth full-length album is going to be titled “Phakade.” Sony Music Africa is readying it up. Let’s hope that it gets a great video treatment, which is what we are used to from our South African export. For those of you who do not know this great chanteuse, she is probably one of the greatest vocalists of our time and has a brand of music that will put you in a lovely mood instantly. Last April we stopped by South Africa on our way to Zambia only to find out that her live CD/DVD was sold out from all stores. It’s been a while since we heard of a music release that has been sold out in its physical form. Check her out, you won’t be disappointed. Also, we need some Sesotho translators to tell us what the title means.
Lira’s DVD goes double platinum in South Africa
Lira opens up the World Cup in South Africa
This was the only thing we were looking forward to about the whole opening ceremony. The performance by Johannesburg native and personal favorite Lira. We love her and we hop she gets more exposure because she is one of the best artists in South Africa right now.
Video Premiere: “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” by Shakira
They had to pick Shakira to represent Africa? Why? is Africa short of beautiful women with great voices? Lira should have done this and if she doesn’t open the games then this is just an African event by name, at least for us music fans who don’t give two shits about football.
Lira’s DVD is a first for South Africa
Lira’s new DVD is being worked on right now and its degree of quality is the first that South Africa has seen. Lira herself dropped us a message to clarify the status of the DVD and give us some delicious details on the is special project. Click below for Lira’s message to Loft965.com:
Lira to release live CD and DVD
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South African chanteuse and one of Loft965.com favorite artists at the moment – Lira – is about to release a a live album titled Live In Concert: A Celebration on October 5th. The live album is to be followed with a DVD sometime in December. The album is bound to include raw renditions of her greatest songs. Click here to purchase it. If you pre-order the DVD now, it will be personally autographed by Lira herself.
Moodulation Playlist…
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This is the playlist as promised. I am having problems loading the file, but I will get back to your shortly. See how moody it is?
Lira continues to impress with Soul In Mind
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There aren’t many artists today that have their heart on their album sleeve like Lira. The South African native has been making waves across both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans with her brand of soul fused with jazz standards accompanied with charming lyric. Her sophomore album Feel Good brought this stupendous mixture to the forefront of the chill out genre. Her new album, Soul In Mind, seems to carry this great package to a greater level.
Video: “Wa Mpaleha” by Lira
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This song is absolutely gorgeous. I wish I knew SeSotho.
Can someone translate the title?
The challenges of compiling music…
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I’ve been having trouble lately with compiling music. Not because I am out of material or anything. But, because I find my taste shifting a little, but there is pressure to satisfy the listener, on my part. I think the new one is really good, if I may say. But, I would much rather do ones that are like the November one. I can listen to almost every song on that one. This one is fun and hyper and will satisfy the queendom. But, it might get old fast. Still, I always put songs that I like to a certain degree, so it works. For me at least. Tell me what you think.
