Ojo De Tiburon

Michele Greene (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Appleseed Records
• ASIN: B000066RLH
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #650,172 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

People Magazine, 2002

"[A] surprisingly credible debut [that] artfully combines music from her multicultural heritage. Bottom Line: A winning case"

Product Description

From "L.A. Law" to L.A. Latina – Emmy-nominated actress Michele Greene has embarked on a second career as a bilingual singer-songwriter with the release of her debut CD, "Ojo de Tiburón." The CD is an expression of Michele’s multicultural American/Mexican/Nicaraguan upbringing. Presenting nine co-written original songs, of which six are sung in Spanish, "Ojo de Tiburón" is a seamless combination of folk and pop, Español and English, that doesn’t just cross borders but denies them.

According to Greene fan Don Was, the Grammy Award-winning producer of Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, and many others, "Michele is the musical missing link between the hippest bastions of American folk and the fiery romanticism of Latin music. She has the voice of an angel."

Michele’s delicate vocals are accompanied by the intimate instrumental backing of Peruvian guitarist/composer/solo artist Ciro Hurtado, musical director of the Los Angeles-based Latin American band Huayucaltia, and a small group of Mexican, Peruvian and American musicians on guitars, bass, violin, cello, accordion and percussion. The singer and her supporting players achieve a rich, fluid fusion of traditional and contemporary Latin sounds and North American folk influences.

Most of the songs on "Ojo de Tiburón" are reflections on the joys, sorrows, and puzzles of love ("Siempre Volvemos," "Somos Iguales," "One Day," "Destino," "Mundo Entero," "I Know What I Know"), interspersed with understated social commentary about poverty and its price (the title song) and cultural dislocation ("La Tierra del Alma," "The Ballad of Robert Martin").

Michele’s hybrid approach of simplicity, sensitivity and ethnicity achieves an accessible warmth that speaks to all listeners in the international language of music and emotion. (To insure full comprehension of her songs, all of Michele’s lyrics appear in both English and Spanish in the CD booklet.)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, compelling, y !maravilloso!, June 20, 2002

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This review is from: Ojo De Tiburon (Audio CD)

Michele Greene's lyrical, wistful soprano draws you into these beautifully produced English and Spanish ballads and acoustic melodies. Her musical star will certainly be on the rise as word about Ojo de Tiburon gets out! Fans of Lila Downs and Tish Hinojosa will love her lyrical treatments...mil gracias, Michele!