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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Gem From A New and Uncompromising Voice, 23 May 2004
Lhasa de Sala is a singular voice. For those who had the good fortune to come across La Llorona, her 1997 debut, this should not be news. As much as this album does not follow her first album to the letter -this is quite more diverse in terms of musical forms, choice of instruments and the fact that it contains songs sung in three languages- it is totally consistent with it. The common thread is in the intangibles: the undaunted exploration of her roots, the words and mood of each song in exquisite consonance, and the devotion to be true to herself as an artist. Given all this, the title of Lhasa's second album could not be more appropriate, these are songs of the "living road," not just a personal "journey" but poems of places and intimate realizations, a soul journal rather than a personal diary. This is the work of a young artist yet infinitely mature, at ease with the truth or perhaps urged to tell it, as revealed in La Frontera ("i am the black point that wanders / on the outskirts of luck") or La Confesion ("I put my most pure thoughts up for sale / I want to forget this whole idea of "truth" / I'll keep as my guides only pleasure and guilt"). In many ways, Lhasa is a daughter of Frieda Kalho, both for her loyalty to be just who she is and, you'd understand this if you've seen Frieda's paintings, because the more profoundly Mexican she turns, the more universal she becomes. If you choose to buy, when yours arrives, wait 'til it's late and quiet, and play it. Let the words touch you as warm breezes and the immaculately spare arrangements caress you as memories, provide the night and Lhasa will bring the truth. The road lives, and your life will recognize its turns and joys, Then, you may be ready for tomorrow because "soon this space will be too small / and I'll go outside / to the huge hillside / where the wild wind blows / and the cold stars shine."
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kick of shoes and pour yourself a glass of wine, 27 Aug 2004
This album should be listened to at the end of a hard days work when you have got time to sit back and fully appreciate the depth
and seduction of the music, the poetry and the velvety smooth singing. I know its not so good to try and compare artists but this album reminds me of Lila Downs meets Mariza. This album will make a valuable contribution to anyones music library, the only reason I couldn't give it five stars is there is not enough variety in the 12 songs for me, however for some, who can't get enough of those sultry sounds and when a smoochy dance always ends too soon, this could be a bonus.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
magical, 3 Jan 2004
This is a wonderfull record, full of evocative sounds and musical images. Each song creates its own small (but wide) universe and tells its own story. Stories from far and mysterious places, stories from people lost in the world.
Lhasa is a fantastic composer, writes beautiful poetry and has a voice strong as a tropical storm, clear as crystal and warm and soft as a dream.
Buy this record, you wont regret it.
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