2. Profile for Lisa Ono Influence by Toshiro Ono (Lisa’s Father) Born in São Paulo, Brazil Japanese Lisa has been living in Japan since age 10 First album, Catupiry, released in 1989 Two children Study at Berklee College of Music in Boston 43 years old
3. Lisa has a small vocal range, but on the other hand, all those qualities a great singer has to have, such as musicianship, tuning, and phrasing. (She phrases great in soft styles like no one.) -- Antonio Adolfo Lisa has one of the smoothest voices on the bossa nova planet. Her talent is unique and blends the best of Brazil and Japanese zen musical philosophy. We call her Lisa Fujiyama-- Daniel and Paulo Jobim Know Why I made this recording? Because of Lisa’s pretty voice -- Tom Jobin Lisa’s talent is so solid, you can hear it in her fantastic silky voice as well as in her tasty and precise guitar playing. We never even had the slightest problem or disagreement during our project. We were together in all the discussions and the concepts that we worked with.-- Eumir Deodato
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5. Dream/Pretty World-- American songs Bossa Hula Nova-- Hawaiian songs (The ukulele )- 四弦吉他 Questa Bossa Mia-- Italian songs (The accordion )- 手風琴 Dans Mon Ile – French songs NAIMA-meu anjo-- African and Arabic songs Romance Latino vol.1~3— Latin songs Lisa has grown as an artist over the years since then, but the fundamentals of who she is have never changed. I believe this is because her personal modesty and the quiet vulnerability of her style are founded on her very strong artistic vision. -- Steve Sacks
6. Her success comes from “Persistence”. She persisted in what she loved to do . How about you?
