The opera student that discovered world beat while in music school comes out with her third album and it moves way beyond well intentioned girl friend music for yoga classes. Firmly finding her footing, she creates a set of personal, diaspora based music based in her ethnic roots and heritage no matter how removed from them she is in the real world. If you aren't listening closely, you can call her a nu Loreena McKennitt but you'd be short changing her and you. This isn't girl friend music and this isn't granola music---this is a real e ticket ride for the armchair traveler. Cast aside your sword and sorcery notions and strap yourself in for the wild ride of the year. Hot stuff.