Lura (born Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina ; 31 July 1975, Lisbon ) is a Portuguese singer and musician, of Cape Verdean descent. Her compositions are based on traditional Cape-Verdean music as for example the Morna , Funaná and Batuque , and influenced by African and contemporary Western music.
18-779: Lura may refer to: y tế People [ edit ] Lura (singer) (born 1975), a Portuguese singer and musician, of Cape Verdean descent Lura Harris Craighead (1858-1926), American civic and patriotic worker, author, parliamentarian, clubwoman Lura Lynn Ryan (1934–2011), the First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003 Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1864–?), American journalist, newspaper editor, author Lura S. Tally (1921–2012), American politician and educator from North Carolina Michael Lura (1948–2004), American politician from Iowa Places [ edit ] Albania [ edit ] Lura, or Lurë ,
36-425: A Hit when it was included in the album Red Hot + Lisbon, in 1997. At this is the moment Lura's life turns definitely into the music and performing (also due to a sports injury). It was the year of 2000 when Lura does a duo with Bonga in the song "Mulemba Xangola" and the recording company of the well-known Cesária Evora - Lusafrica - discovers her talent. They signed with the artist and in 2004 and they produced
54-642: A borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway United States [ edit ] Lura Lake , a lake in Blue Earth and Faribault counties in Minnesota, USA Lura Township, Faribault County, Minnesota , a township in Minnesota, USA See also [ edit ] Lura Formation , a geological formation in western China Lura Building , a building in Mayville, North Dakota, USA that
72-680: A former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania Lura National Park , a national park located in the municipality of Dibër in northeastern Albania China [ edit ] Lura, Tibet , a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Italy [ edit ] Lura (stream) [ it ] , a stream in Italy, a tributary of the Olona Norway [ edit ] Lura, Norway ,
90-405: A looser or a resigned person. On the other and she gain the perspective that the persistence, hard work and determination would be the key for a future wonderful life. Lura's determination, focus and hard work will only position her as one of the best in any field of her life and because of this characteristic the world almost lost an international singer (and maybe one of the biggest expressions of
108-583: A tribute to Cesária Évora. This theme was performed for the first time at the Festival Sakifo in La Réunion Island. In January 2021 Lura initiates a revolution in her life: She changes her manager and team to Miguel Garcia (manager) and Lisboa Amsterdam. This revolutions starts with the conception and recording of her new album that has the production of the young but already promising Portuguese producer Agir. This album promises to celebrate
126-697: Is Lura – was born on 31 July 1975, in Alfredo da Costa Maternity, Lisbon. She is a daughter of Cape Verdean parents, her mother was born in Santo Antão and her father in Santiago. Lura was the first of 4 brothers and was the only artist in the family. Her soul is imbue with two cultures that are present in her life, her melodies and in her artist path: the Portuguese and the Cape Verdean. Being
144-589: Is Lura”. At the same time the Britannic journal, The Independent states: "… when she starts with her international career this girl will fill-up the stadiums”. In November 2006 was released the new album M’bem di Fora (I came from outside) and in France, Lura was nominated for the “Victoires de la Musique", in the best album category. She also does a World tour with this album and conquers an audience more and more faithful and attentive to her music. Three years later,
162-454: The Cape Verdean culture) to win an athlete or a dancer. But for the disgrace of the dancers and swimming lovers she followed the path of the musical notes. Everything started with Juka, a São Tomé singer that invited her to participate in his album. Lura remembers: “I had only seventeen years old and was supposed to do some chorus but at the end Juka asked me to perform a duo with him. I’ve never dreamed of singing but he insisted and…” This
180-483: The Cape Verdean reality. She consolidates her relationship with Cape Verdean musicians and Composers but for her fans joy she continues to perform all over the World. She returns to the studios to record her album Herança in 2015. This album has strong Cape Verdean influence: is vibrant and frankly danceable with songs like “Maria di Lida”, “Sabi di Más” and “Ness Tempo di Nha Bidjissa” with the rhythm of Funaná and imbue with
198-554: The Island real energy, retreating the Cape Verdean Intensity, their people, traditions in the most charismatic and melodic voice of her generation: Lura's voice. In 2016 Lura gives birth to her beautiful daughter Nina and in 2018 returns to her hometown, Lisbon. Also in 2018 an EP was released with the song “ALguem di Alguem” (a frenetic and rhythmic funana) and “Crespuscular Solidão” a song featuring Gael Faye as
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#1732780818369216-490: The album Di Korpu Ku Alma (From Body and Soul). This was the first truly Cape Verdean Lura's album, that quickly goes across borders and was released in more than 10 countries including USA, Italy and UK – where it was nominated for the BBC World Music Awards. The famous writer José Eduardo Agualusa quotes about the album Di Korpu Ku Alma: "… The future of the Cape Verdean music has a name and that name
234-455: The album Eclipse confirms the singer enormous success, turning Lura into the pearl of new generation of the Cape Verdean music. At this time Lura states: “My career is a constant surprise, since the discovery of my own voice in my teenager times until today. I live day by day, but one thing I can't deny: I will sing until the last day of my life”. In 2010, Lusafrica releases the album The Best of Lura that collects her best songs and includes
252-441: The eldest daughter and child of divorced parents Lura became a fighter. She always felt the need to be at her mother side and fight to give her brothers a better life, even if she had to give up a bit her of childhood. But she passes through the hardest moments of her life with a permanent smile in her face, and without bitterness or pain. Growing up in social neighbourhood she believes that the place where she lived wouldn't made her
270-515: The hit “Moda Bô” – a song that she wrote to honour the diva Cesária Évora featuring the diva herself. The Best of also includes a DVD with a Lura's Concert. As any other artist, Lura was heartbroken when Cesária Évora passed away in December 2011. One year after she made her a tribute to Cesária with the song “Nós Diva”, only released on the YouTube. Lura decided to move to Praia City to experience
288-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lura&oldid=1188678306 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lura (singer) Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina – which artistic name
306-401: Was built in 1900 LuraTech , a software company which makes products for handling and conversion of digital documents Loura (disambiguation) Iura (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lura . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
324-507: Was the moment when she discovers her profound and sensual voice! But she didn't feel the need to take the music serious and preferred to follow her sports and dance dream, even with the tremendous success of the Hit. At the age of 21 a Portuguese producer help her to record her first album. This was an album with a strong commercial component and with a musical style more directed for dance and her generation. The song “Nha Vida” (My life) turned into
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