Lhasa
The living road
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Date:  2003
Length:  49:47
Format:  CD
Genre:  Ethnic
  Category:  misc
  Ref#:  1123
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Con toda palabra    4:30
      2.  
      		 La marée haute    3:24
      3.  
      		 Anywhere on this road    4:37
      4.  
      		 Abro la ventana    4:03
      5.  
      		 J'arrive à la ville    5:58
      6.  
      		 La frontera    3:02
      7.  
      		 La confession    3:45
      8.  
      		 Small song    2:26
      9.  
      		 My name    4:17
      10.  
      		 Pa' llegar a tu lado    4:32
      11.  
      		 Para el fin del mundo o el año nuevo    4:23
      12.  
      		 Soon this space will be too small    4:45
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      Already a star in Canada and France, the gifted singer/songwriter Lhasa sets her sights on America with this remarkable multi-cultural effort. The Living Road, the follow-up to her 1998 debut, features her smoky vocals (in French, English, and Spanish) in front with wonderfully understated support that draws upon Mexican folk styles, French chansons, Spanish ballads, and modern-sounding songwriters like Joe Henry or Jim White. The accompaniment is exceptional, but it's Lhasa's voice and lyrics that set her apart. Whereas fellow Mexican-American singer Lila Downs dives into large cultural and political issues, this modern-day torch singer sings about intensely personal experiences and inner thoughts--much of the lyrics are sung in the first person or directed toward another, as if she's writing a letter to a lover. Her sensual phrasing perfectly fits the intimate subject matter, particularly when she sings in French, while her husky timbre exudes inner strength that beyond question. Six years is a long time between albums, but The Living Road was worth the wait. --Tad Hendrickson
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