Luedji Luna's ambitions are big.Increasingly consolidated in Brazil, she now intends to expand the scope of her work to even greater horizons.Entering the effervescent North American market is one of the current objectives.The flirtation began after the positive response to her appearances in the highly regarded music video series Tiny Desk and Colors.

To put the plan into practice, the singer from Bahia made a deluxe version of the second album Bom Even É Estar Debaixo D'água” (BMDA).But what is usually just complementary to the main idea, with the insertion of some tracks, became in Lueji's hands something architected from scratch, from a design that doesn't bring many memories of the initial sketch. Hpmc Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

This is evident in the number of new songs (10), composed by herself and in partnership with Marissol Mwaba, François Muleka and Ravi Landim.All have the theme of love at the base, from the perspective of black women, however, the aesthetic is built with a lighter texture and, at times, with a certain swing.This time, soul, jazz and R&B take the lead, leaving elements of Brazilian music, such as drums, in the background.Right at the beginning, the affectionate and well-charged neo-soul of “Blue” already signals what the ears can expect in the following minutes.“Salto” and “Pele” reaffirm this course guided by a very well calibrated compass.

The result is the sum of energies between Luedji and Kenyan Kato Change, one of the exponents of contemporary African jazz and blues, Brazilian Theo Zagrae (YOÙN, Tássia Reis), Odissee, American rapper and music producer, and John Key, drummer who also signs the production of the album “When I Get Home” by Solange Knowles.Sango and Be-Atriz are still missing from this account, responsible for two of the three remixes (“Bom Even is Being Underwater” and “Lençóis”, respectively).

In the construction of the narrative, Luna still has the collaboration of YOÙN, Mereba, present in the soundtrack of the film Queen & Slim (2019) and winner of the BET Award (2020), of the aforementioned Oddisee, who also puts his rhymes in “Sinais” , and Rio de Janeiro MC NINA, one of Brazil's rap/grime phenomena.Linn da Quebrada, Aza Njeri, Mayra Andrade and Winnie Bueno also contribute by giving their particular visions in “O que é o amor?', an introduction that follows the same direction as the opening made on the previous album by Lande Onawale in “Uanga”.

Everything is very well aligned between the sweet and striking voice of the verse with the assembled rhythmic structure.Whether it's a marketing strategy or not, the air of innovation in “BDMA DELUXE” pleased the public.So much so that in less than a month it surpassed one million streams on Spotify, and after almost two months it has already hit the 100 million mark.

Without abandoning the essence, Luedji Luna created an intense, modern and engaging work.The characteristics represent very well the claim of those who want to “navigate through troubled waters”.This is just the beginning of a flight with all the possibilities of being higher and higher.

Journalist.Author of the book “A Indústria da Música Gospel”, which addresses the evolution of Christian music in the Brazilian music market.In recent years, I have collaborated with the main urban music platforms in Brazil.

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Journalist.Author of the book “A Indústria da Música Gospel”, which addresses the evolution of Christian music in the Brazilian music market.In recent years, I have collaborated with the main urban music platforms in Brazil.

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