Lira's Popular Music Videos
Feel Good
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Suéltate
Lira & The La Planta
All My Love
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Si la Ven
Lira & Mateo Ribak
Ixesha
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Makubenjalo (Live at Carnival City, Johannesburg, 2009)
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Celebrating Life (Live at Carnival City, Johannesburg, 2009)
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Sthandwa Sami (Live at Carnival City, Johannesburg, 2009) [Jazzworx Remix]
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Feel Good Medley (Live at Carnival City, Johannesburg, 2009)
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Ixesha (Live at Carnival City, Johannesburg, 2009)
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About Lira
Artist Biography
Born on March 14, 1979, Lerato Molapo grew up a shy child in Daveyton, Johannesburg. The future R&B superstar who became known worldwide as Lira would shudder at the prospect of having to speak publically. The music of Miriam Makeba, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone provided a sanctuary, though—one that would prove a gold mine in later years. This early exposure to soul and jazz greats schooled her in songwriting, a skill evident throughout her discography, especially on her major-label debut, 2006’s Feel Good. The title track is a funk-driven neo-soul sunshine cut; “Ixesha” keens about not having her love and her time wanted, and the ballad “Ngiyazifela” finds her flexing over a beat that changes from subdued to hi-energy to great effect. She joined the South African version of The Voice as a vocal coach in 2016, helping the next generation of singers be heard.
Hometown
Daveyton, South Africa
Genre
Latin
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