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Album Review: Tis Autumn from Naama

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    Album:  Tis Autumn Artist:  Naama Label:  La Reserve Records Website:  https://www.naamasings.com Dreamy and ambient, vocalist Naama possesses a spellbinding vocalese reminiscent of vintage Connie Francis, demonstrating a smooth vocal stride reflective of classic jazz artists like Lainie Kazan and Peggy Lee.  Her timbres shine like a flawless diamond with a clarity and luster on par with the iconic Petula Clark.  Her 2025 release Tis Autumn showcases her charismatic style and sultry feline purr. Track after track is sheath in a romantic glaze as her accompaniment plays in time to her rhythmic stride.  Sleek and shimmery, her voice glides harmoniously along "Autumn Nocturne" and pulsates with a beguiling sensuality across "Autumn Serenade."   Endowed with the alluring sonorous of a siren, Naama's style recalls of Hollywood's Golden Age, evidenced in her bopping rendition of "Sweet Pumpkin."  Her lyricism pervades a Carlisle...

Album Review: Wild Is Love from Naama

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Album:  Wild Is Love Artis:  Naama Label:  La Reserve Records Website:  https://www.naamasings.com Naama sings and swings majestically on her latest release Wild Is Love .  On close inspection, her vocal inflections spur exhilarating sensations and the clarion tone in her vocal nuances cause listeners to pause and take notice.  Her sultry purring is reminiscent of the late Lena Horne, and her creamy crooning is akin to vintage Lainie Kazan.   The recording is elegant and refined like a gold reserve wine that equally satisfies the soul's need to be engulfed in a succor-rich escape. Naama's music is solace for the soul and mind.  Her sleek phrasing through "I Cried For You" intimates a vulnerability that audiences relate to instantly as she asserts, "Every road has a turning / that's one thing you're learning / now I cried for you / what a fool I used to be / my brown two eyes are a little bluer / I found a heart a little bit truer / I cried fo...