Wow. This was just a great concert. Lura is a Portugese born singer of Cape Verde ancestry. She had charisma, looks, and a great voice. She sang in Portugese and in Cape Verdean Creole. She also had great rapport with the audience. We sat at a table to the left of the stage and quite close, so we had a perfect view. 

Lura sang in a number of styles including Morna, Funaná and Batuque Songs she sang included Basulina (a song for which she told a funny story about how basulina was this great American hair product that they use in Cape Verde. As she described the story and kept repeating the word "basulina" it dawn on the audience that she was referring to Vaseline). She also sang Na Ri Na (where she had the audience join in)

Lura at the Dakota 10/15/08