Laura Mvula Gives The World Orchestral Soul
. This is a glimpse into the unexpected world of U.K. singer-songwriter Laura Mvula. Unexpected because the tools she's working with to create musical soundscapes are not in fashion right now. In an interview with Radio.com, she described her music as "orchestral soul" and explained her music making process. "I love dreams and colors and as a kid I was a daydreamer," Mvula said. "I would spend lots of time just dreaming about whatever� [The song] "Green Garden" is really a picture of my summer time at home with my family [as a child]. We would spend six weeks on holiday. We would play in the garden, literally make up dance routines to whatever songs were out." The track, with its tinkling bells and hand claps, invokes the spirit of the kind of music kids would make left to their own devices. But the choir vocals, sheened with Auto-Tune and reminiscent of the style of Imogen Heap, add a grown up production value to it. Her debut album, Sing To The Moon, just saw its U.S. release on May 14, following a March release across the pond. Mvula says she drew inspiration for the album from a number of places: her training in classical music and composition, gospel music and the religious Caribbean community in the U.K., as well as reggae, blues and soul. She used the piano to improvise her compositions, noting, "I didn't know any rules." more on this story Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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