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For Immediate Release:Friday, June 19, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-588-5919(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m. where the entire show will be a celebration of Black Music Month.Saturday’s show will feature the multi Grammy winning Lerato "Lira" Molapo. She was born in Daveyton, South Africa, on March 14, 1979. After winning a competitions for young singers and songwriters, Lira started performing live at the age of 16, singing both cover versions and self penned songs. In 2000 she was discovered by musician and producer Arthur Mafokate, who had her sign with his own record label, 999 Music, and helped her release her debut album, All My Love (2003).Having left 999 Music, Lira teamed up with keyboardist Victor Mngomezulu, bassist Tshepo Sekele, and producer Robin Kohl and in 2006 released Feel Good, a much more accomplished work that revealed her as a talented artist, able to move easily from modern RB to jazz, from lush pop to bossa. A huge success, it led to five nominations at the South African Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, Best Female Artist, Best RB Album, Best Single, and Best Video). In July 2007 the album was released in Italy, where its title track gained some massive airplay.Her latest cd, SOUL IN MIND, was released in November of 2008 and has steadily climbed up the charts. SOUL IN MIND received six nominations and walked away with four (the highest number of awards) on the night of the 15th annual South Africa Music Awards (May 2, 2009). Lira earned two of the most prestigious categories – Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year in addition to Best Adult Contemporary Album, and Remix of the Year for ‘Feel Good’ produced by Robin Kohl / Jazzworx.Lira describes SOUL IN MIND as “a personal prayer” about wanting to feel the joy in life – but there are a handful of songs on the album that do step into life’s darker edges including ‘Hamba’. A song about realising that your partner is simply not the one for you, ‘Hamba’s’ heart-catching refrain turns it into an album highlight.According to Jackson, “Lira’s music is soothing and very peaceful. She’s a mix of Sade, Anita Baker, with a splash of Mary J. Blige. She is going to sweep the U.S. by QUIET STORM!”Lira’s website: http://www.misslira.co.za###
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