Let's start with 2 'samples'
Laura Mvula: I Don't Know What The Weather Will Be - The Tabernacle - Live in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofqwG4MimGU This video is a very good way to introduce her
Like The Morning Dew (cd version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_AHzit2JE Laura Mvula, a singer/composer from Birmingham has created a brand new, wonderful album.
She says "harmony is my first love", and that's true, her music is even described by critics as "Nina Simone sings The Beach Boys". Others mention the word 'gospeldelia'. It's an honest and very original album. Her lead voice can be soulful and in free rhythm, but the harmonies are very tight, with jazzy, modern voicings.
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