International Jazz/Folk/World with influences from Hawaii, Brazil, Latin America, and the Middle East.

12 MP3 Songs in this album (51:11) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Bossa Nova, WORLD: Belly Dancing

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Akimbo Productions, LLC is pleased to announce the release of the debut solo album from Hawaiâi vocal artist, performer, and former Miss Hawai'i, Cheryl Bartlett. Entitled, âLike Ocean, Like Laceâ, the CD was produced by local legend Audy Kimura with additional production credits going to Joey Wolpert (of rRed Elephant Studio fame) and Beto Beserra (Brazilian-born, grammy nominated bassist from Japan).

All of the twelve songs featured on the CD are original compositions from Hawaiâi songwriters with nine of the selections written by Cheryl herself, two from honored island composer Herb Mahelona, and one samba written especially for Cheryl by Hawaiiâs world jazz-man Bailey Matsuda.

Described as rhythmic, lyrical, and uplifting, the album features several songs in the Brazilian bossa-nova style with other influences from soft rock to Hawaiian slack-key, middle eastern dance, music of the Andes, and American blues. To honor the traditions which have influenced her life, Cheryl offers lyrics in the English, Spanish, Portuguese and Farsi languages with Hawaiian place and personal names featured in two of the selections.

The musicians featured on the album are equally as diverse, with guitarist Bobby Nishida, bassist Ben âLonoâ Kaumeheiwa, and percussionist Rogerio Araujo providing the core of âthe studio bandâ. Other island artists featured on the CD include Hawaiian slack-key master Ozzie Kotani , Rockford Holmes on flutes, John Kolivas on acoustic bass, von Baron with percussion, and Ivan Krillzarin on middle eastern percussion.

âLike Ocean, Like Laceâ also features a music video, âFallen Womanâ written by Cheryl and directed by award-winning film director Michael Wurth. Many of Cherylâs friends participated in the making of the video from production crew to dancers. It is a reflection of the loving, expressive, and ultimately feminine spirit of the album.