Lyambiko - Shades Of Delight (2003) RESEED torrent

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With her release Shades Of Delight, African-German vocalist Lyambiko reaches for her share of the spotlight in the contemporary jazz diva category. While her debut disc Out Of This Mood successfully capitalized on her good looks and exotic moniker, Shades Of Delight makes the case that she could be a flash-in-the-pan for the Nagel Heyer label. Through a mix of popular jazz standards and not-so-standard African traditional songs, Lyambiko's quirky mezzo-soprano strains for feeling but ends up sounding like a jazz version of Sade.

Personnel:
Lyambiko - vocals, clave
Marque Lowenthal - piano
Robin Draganic - bass
Torsten Zwingenberger - drums, percussion

Track Listing:
1. Moondance
2. Tenderly
3. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
4. Lush Life
5. Your Mind Is on Vacation (And Your Mouth Is Working Overtime)
6. Black Coffee
7. Morning
8. Dindi
9. Malaika
10. Savannah Suite: Drum and Bass and Bananas/Ilangamo/Afro Blue Revisited
11. Isn't This a Lovely Day