In Waves

by U3

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tasha A rainy departure from Amsterdam station: In comes this pearl of an album.
Waves of warmth and breathing sea air. Sound so crisp and crystal clear. Light like butterflies drifting away between sea thorn and orange flowers with a view to the aquamarine. 🦋
Hats off to the producers!
Love and gratitude to the artists for the choices of material, the excellent musical collaboration and the heart warming harmonies. Favorite track: Wahine 'Ilikea.

kennycm I love this album. I stumbled on it looking for new music and help with my dehydrated voice! Cynthia is a great singer with such an honest approach. I love the covers she sings. Message in a Bottle is my favorite. I feel like she has taken the ukulele to a fresh, new place-- making it richer, fuller and cooler with her beautiful voice. Lots of fun to listen to!

rayhayeswa I have been following Cynthia on Instagram and Youtube and studying her lessons to learn to play. It's fun.Her music and voice are very enjoyable to listen to and her lessons are great also.

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1.	Wahine 'Ilikea 03:30	buy track
2.	Wave 04:14	buy track
3.	Message in a Bottle 04:11	buy track
4.	Aquamarine 03:20	buy track
5.	Cry Me a River 05:18	buy track
6.	You Don't Write 04:42	buy track
7.	Sweet Child O' Mine 06:07	buy track
8.	Sanctuary 04:18	buy track
9.	Mas Que Nada / Kikaida Theme 04:59	buy track

about

"In Waves" is the debut album for U3, a supergroup birthed by three heavy hitters of the ukulele community.

Helmed by multi-instrumentalist and YouTube sensation Cynthia Lin (based in Honolulu), this project centers around a kinship built on a trans-Pacific musical collaboration. Together with Berklee-trained Na Hoku winner Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (based in Los Angeles), and Kala Artist Ukulenny (based in the San Francisco Bay Area), U3 joins forces to create an island-inspired cross-cultural album.

Bridging the individual artist's skills and versatility, the 9-song collection features genre-fluid arrangements ranging from jazz and bossa nova, to Hawaiian classics, to island reggae remixes, that stretch the ukulele into new territory. Layered with Cynthia’s luscious vocal harmonies, Abe's virtuosic solos and percussion prowess, and Ukulenny's U-bass rhythms, this supergroup’s debut is an awakening to new world of ukulele.

"In Waves" was recorded by Glenn Suravech at Mosaic Sound Recordings in Los Angeles, and mixed by Grammy-nominated engineer Imua Garza in Honolulu.

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released August 28, 2020

PERSONNEL
Cynthia Lin: vocals, ukulele
Ukulenny: U-bass, vocals, ukulele, beatbox
Abe Lagrimas, Jr.: lead ukulele, drums, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
Imua Garza: additional vocals

CREDITS
Produced by U3
Music arranged by Abe Lagrimas, Jr.
Vocals produced and arranged by Imua Garza
Recorded by Glenn Suravech at Mosaic Sound Recordings, Los Angeles
Recording sessions assisted by Miles Ono
Additional vocals recorded by Imua Garza at Zeo Music, Honolulu
Mixed by Imua Garza
Mastered by Joe Creppell
Album Art by Nancy Shon
Special thanks to Chucky Kim for production wisdom

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U3 is a supergroup birthed by three heavy hitters of the ukulele world, joining forces to create an island-inspired genre-bending cross-cultural new sound.
"In Waves" is their debut album.

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