http://calabashmusic.com<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/90878/alu_maye_have_you_heard.jpg'>The release of &ldquo;Alu Maye (Have you heard)&rdquo; boldly juxtaposes Stern's trademark inventive guitar and vocal explorations with the indigenous sounds of accomplished African instrumentalists and singers. The result is at once haunting, exuberant, cinematic, personal and resoundingly assured. Stern has discovered her surest artistic footing in the sahel and savanna of Africa. AllMusic's Thom Jurek has described Stern as &quot;a musician of uncommon caliber and vision&quot; -- her new EP is sure to validate such an assertion.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:54:14 -0500http://lenistern.calabashmusic.com/#album_90878