Produced by Larry Klein, this very stirring and powerful collection of songs from Belgium residing South African singer Tutu Puoane written in collaboration with her husband Belgian pianist Ewout Pierreux is themed around the poetry of Lebo Mashile whose In A Ribbon of Rhythm Puoane has long since found inspirational. Mashile's work tackles themes such as life in the new South Africa and dwells on such issues as the place of women within the societal fabric of the Rainbow Nation. Among the personnel are guest Larry Goldings whose Hammond organ sound pops up perkily on 'Illicit Love'. Puoane's voice lands tonally somewhere between Sibongile Khumalo and Dianne Reeves'. Puoane plays Ronnie Scott's on 30 May
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