| Imua Garza Dreamspeaking |
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| 1) Off
the Beaten Path 2) Ukulele Blue 3) Jinxy Finds the Catnip 4) Midnight Run 5) Jinete de Ballena 6) In the Nick of Time |
7) Blue Moon Rising |
Product Description
Nineteen year-old Imua Garza is best known musically as
the driving force behind the Opihi Pickers,
a local music group known for their melodic hits, strong vocal harmonies
and Garza's versatile
ukulele playing.
Over the years, family and friends
have tried to persuade Garza to produce a solo project but
he has always modestly brushed it aside. Recently, with his musical
vocabulary expanding and
with much of it landing in an area outside of the island contemporary sound
of the Opihi Pickers,
deciding to do a solo project finally made sense to him.
Dreamspeaking is a delightful
collection of all original ukulele-based material composed,
arranged, produced, engineered and performed by Garza. The music is
sure to please both serious
and casual music listeners alike.
The project features driving, up-tempo
pieces such as Off the Beaten Path, highlighted
by a very effective three octave ukulele part, and In the Nick of Time
featuring some
nice melodic ukulele playing from Garza.
A couple of fun and playful pieces
- Jinxy Finds the Catnip, named after a childhood pet cat,
and A Day at the Fair, are highlights of the CD. On Jinxy
Finds the Catnip, the modern sound
of the lead synthesizer melody juxtaposed against the old-time strumming
of the ukulele
is especially entertaining.
Midnight Run is one of four
experimental compositions in which Imua laid out the framework
of the compositions before composing a single note. The resulting
pieces have a motion picture
soundtrack feel to them - very moody and atmospheric.
Garza’s growing maturity
as a composer and an ukulele player are evident in Ukulele Blue,
with its biting, bluesy solos and lazy, rolling ukulele/bass riffs, Blue
Moon Rising, a dark
and very beautiful composition, and Faith Everlasting, a beautiful
musical expression of
Garza’s faith in God.
The Dreamspeaking project is a mature musical statement
from a very creative young man.
Garza’s musical vision continues to grow and shine and there is no
telling where it will lead him.