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Project J, Justice - Barbed Wire and Hip-Hop
Music composed and produced by Dave Iwataki |
Hear tracks from this CD at the Dave Iwataki Website.
ORDER -- Item #3340, Price $10.00
Artists such as Peabo Bryson, Barry Manilow, Kenny G, The Pointer Sisters, Hiroshima, Tom Scott, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Anka, Jon Lucien and The Fifth Dimension have all called on Dave to add his magic to their music. He has written and recorded for Tom Scott, Willie Bobo, Paulinho da Costa and Luis Conte and as an early member of the contemporary jazz group Hiroshima.
Description of the CD from Dave Iwataki's Website
Dave Iwataki and the group "Project J, Justice", which consist of Olmeca, Burnt Krispy and Traci Kato-Kiriyama, has just completed a Hip Hop CD. The CD entitled, "Barbed Wire and Hip-Hop" is a Hip-Hop, Rap and Jazz CD and companion booklet of historical photos and text, designed to increase awareness of the injustices the Japanese Americans suffered as a result of wartime hysteria, racism and their incarceration during WWII. Incorporating audio excerpts from the Los Angeles Hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), allows some of the internees stories to be heard in their own words. Excerpts from Dr. Mary Oda and Frank Chuman, among others, were used. With original Rap from Olmeca and Burnt Krispy, and spoken word by Miya Iwataki and Traci Kato-Kiriyama, the history of the Japanese Americans wartime suffering becomes accessible to a new generation of people. The 16-page booklet, written by Miya Iwataki, is a concise but thorough look at the reasons why the Japanese Americans were incarcerated, the many struggles, both legal and personal that were undertaken before these Americans won back their respect symbolized by an apology from two Presidents and a small monetary reparation.
The Producers' Comments from the Back of the Liner Notes
A hip-hop view of America's concentration camps.
To all the internees that testified at the Los Angeles Hearings of The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), and to the members of The National Coalition of Redress and Reparations (NCRR), and all the other groups and individuals that helped to bring about change and to right a wrong, you have the respect and gratitude of an entire community. It took great courage to suffer through the incarceration during World War II. It took just as much courage to stand up to the United States government and demand that your constitutional and civil rights be returned.
Background on Dave Iwataki
As an arranger/composer/keyboardist, Dave has worked in many areas of music performance and production, from live concert performances with some of the top names in pop and jazz, to composing and arranging for record, radio, stage, television and film. He recently arranged a CD of Christmas called, "Smooth Jazz Christmas" featuring many first-call sideman and singers in the music industry.
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