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Colored by her experiences as the child of Rwandan and Ugandan expatriates, Somi has with this sophomore recording released an album that is a refreshing, eclectic and subtly powerful mix, moving effortlessly from African hi-life to jazz to pop ballads to classically-tinged soul. Covering everything from domestic violence issues ("African Lady") to the longing and homesickness expressed in the title track, she deftly incorporates her multiplicity of complicated contexts into an intricate backdrop for her elastic vocalizations. She turns in a bassy smoky growl ...