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TAKE FOUR

by Larah Eksteen

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My favourite things 02:46
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Corcovado 03:20
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Agua du Beber 03:24
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Blue Moon 02:40
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Dream a little dream 02:35
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So Nice 03:20
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Take Five 03:58
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It has been eight months since the release of Larah Eksteen’s lockdown album Anywhere, which showcased the multi-faceted singer-violinist-composer’s electro-acoustic violin skills, music programming, producing and multi-tracking skills. Now she continues with the trend of creating when times are uncertain and the pandemic threatens the existence of a very fragile SA music industry.

As a multi-disciplinary creative that started playing the violin at the age of 3, graduated with two first instruments, performed abroad, studied music production in London, composed and pro- duced for film and television and created platforms for young and upcoming string players, Larah has carved her way through the many spheres in the music industry.

“I’ve always listened to Jazz...lots of old-school Jazz but I am absolutely in love with composers such as Antônio Carlos Jobim. No one wrote songs like him. His sound is incredibly unique. The Latin Jazz era stole my heart from an early age”

Larah’s new offering called Take Four - a word play on Paul Desmond & Dave Brubeck Jazz standard "Take Five"- is a perfect unplugged unembellished soundtrack to any day of the week. It is delicate, sentimental, nostalgic and an ode to her late father. (Mr. Eksteen unfortunately passed on from Covid-19 complications on 5 January 2021)

She is one of South Africa’s most progressive electro-acoustic violinists switching effortlessly be- tween multiple genres and collaborates on a regular basis with with Jazz, RnB, Folk, Electronic, Rock and Pop artists.
With this album she stuck with Jazz. Having proved her salts-worth in the classical music arenas, it is a natural evolution that Larah would go on and explore other genres. Miss Eksteen can stand her own ground and most certainly does. The vocals are crystal clear and kept rooted to the original which unapologetically contrasts with effortless violin chops and impeccable improvisation.

Take Four is a beautiful trip down memory lane.

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released May 12, 2021

Vocals: Larah Eksteen
Violin: Larah Eksteen
Strings: Larah Eksteen
String Arrangements: Larah Eksteen
Producer: Larah Elsteen

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