ISLAND MELE
"Hear..."
By John Berger
Brittni Paiva's first album, "Brittni X 3," was a home-brewed solo
project that won her a Hoku Award. She worked with Wendell Ching in a
conventional studio for this one, and it's a fine showcase of her
versatility as a musician.
Multi-tracking allows Paiva to interpret "Opihi Moemoe" with guitar
and bass, "Kani Ki Ho'alu" with guitar only, and "Akaka Falls" with
guitar and ukulele. She plays all three instruments on "Lahaina Luna,"
featuring first the uke and then the guitar while using the bass to
provide a solid foundation. On "E Lohea Mai," she sings too. This
variety makes the album much more interesting that it would be if she
played all three instruments on every track.
Ching sits in on drums to reinforce the rhythm section on "Ukulele
Boogie," an original that could easily become her signature as a
ukulele player. He also joins Paiva on her reworking of "Take Five,"
but they wisely avoid the temptation to add synthetic strings or other
sonic filler. Count on Paiva to be a Hoku Awards contender again in
2006.
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John
Berger, who has covered the local entertainment scene since 1972,
writes reviews of recordings produced by Hawaii artists. See the
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