Luedji Luna Unveils Raw Love In Her New Era
In this fifth offering, Luedji Luna invites listeners to examine love through a magnified lens, unearthing the more intimidating and less noble layers of human desire. 'While the first album illustrates my search to love and be loved, the second reveals how far I can go to resolve that yearning,' Luna explains. 'InAntes Que A Terra Acabe, I show myself as earthly, human, ordinary. In our love experiences, we also encounter our strangeness, contradictions, and our ugliness. It's a very exposing record, even more than the previous one.'
Despite its serious thematic core, Luna's journey flows into vibrant, joyful, and hedonistic spaces, embracing seduction and pleasure as common human experiences. Each track invites to welcome sincerest, most primal desires, moving effortlessly through various rhythms from lo-fi to bossa nova, even touching on Afrobeat and Amapiano, all while subtly flirting with the neo-soul and jazz that defined her previous work.
'I opted to bring in synthesizers, so it was a whole match of each producer listening to the other's work so that the productions weren't too far apart.' This meticulous approach ensures a cohesive, immersive sonic journey that transcends language barriers. 'I like to create vibes, to create universes with each album,' she says, emphasizing that the music aims to transport listeners into another dimension, regardless of whether they understand the Portuguese lyrics.
This two-album project, a testament to her courage and self-investigation, marks a profound period of artistic maturity for Luna. 'I feel like I'm in my most mature moment in my career, not just musically, but in understanding that there's an aesthetic consistency,' she reflects.
'It has been very powerful to realize that people recognize themselves in my humanity.'
As a leading voice in contemporary Brazilian music, with a significant audience in the United States, Luna is committed to bridging cultures through her sound, building on collaborations with international artists like Robert Glasper and exploring genres that resonate globally. Her confidence in her music, rather than market trends, is guiding her forward: 'I just need to trust my music, and it is taking me to this universe.
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