Portuguese, London-based singer-songwriter Inês Loubet makes Tropicalia toned music of openness and honesty, which reaches out to people while following its own course. She was vocalist and co-writer in the latin-jazz, fusion-facing ensemble Caravela whose intoxicating album ‘Orla’ sent the UK scene slightly giddy in 2021 (see Backseat’s review HERE). That document was shaped during the band’s sabbatical in Bahia, Brazil, a time when Loubet also started writing solo material which is now, through careful twists, turns and considerations, emerging as her solo debut ‘Senga’, via Adam Scrimshire’s ever-giving label, Albert’s Favourites. Featuring amongst others, Caravela buddy, percussionist Jansen Santana and guitarist/producer Greg Sanders, ‘Senga’ sets out to bring Loubet’s…