Gotta Be

1. Gotta Be

2. Trippin'

3. Digging the Bay

4. Come My Way

5. 432 f

6. Never Say Never

7. Venus Drops

8. So Complete

9. Sister

10. Lately

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
A pianist since the age of 5, Rose Ann Dimalanta, alias rad. went on to study music at Berkeley with Susan Muscarella while at the same time learning and playing alongside Bay Area legends like Pete Escovedo, Benny Velarde, David Garibaldi (ex-Tower of Power), Ray Obiedo and such prominent players as multi-percussionist Michael Spiro, Rebeca Mauleon (author of the Salsa bible "Salsa Guidebook for Piano and Ensemble"), among many others.

Heavily influenced from those laid back R&B and latin jazz sounds of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area, the keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter, began her solo project and career from the harbors of Hamburg, Germany, performing in the clubs of the reeperbahn red light district (as did a well known English band, originally from Liverpool, starts with a B.....).

In 1992 her first solo album. "radified" took European dancefloor charts by storm. The track "Wishy" became an underground club hit in cities from London to Munich to Montpellier. Its successor "Gotta Be," with the jazzy track "Venus Drops" helped make rad. a repeatedly sold-out act at Paris' Hot Brass Club as well as London's Jazz Cafe.

An exciting live performer and a perrenial concert tip in venues all over Europe, rad. has consistently been on the road since the release of "radified".

Product Description
"Gotta Be," with the jazzy track "Venus Drops" helped make rad. a repeatedly sold-out act at Paris' Hot Brass Club as well as London's Jazz Cafe.

The album includes the material of studio sessions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hamburg. Joining rad. on the California sessions were players Ray Obiedo on guitar, David Garibaldi on drums, Michael Spiro on congas and Bobby Vega on bass, as well as the Tower of Power Horn Section and Roger Troutman.

The Hamburg session was recorded with musicians from Hamburg and London. The key personnel for this recording consisted of Mike McEvoy (from Steve Wonwoods band), Ernie McKone (Bass), Crispin Taylor (Drums), Corinna Ludzuweit (Percussion), Rene Robrahn (Drums), Martin Drees & Soeren Boehme (Bass) Sven 'Wah' Waje & Hinrich Dagefoer (Guitar), and a horn section including Joe Gallardo (Trombone) and Howard Johnson (Saxophone).

Gotta Be,rad.

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