Money Money

Trumpeter-bandleader Marina Garza is driven! Originally from San Antonio, Texas, she leads the potent Orquesta d'Soul in the SF Bay Area where she's made her home since the 1990s. As they ably demonstrate on Money, Money, this is a Latino alternative band with strong salsa and funk leanings propelled by a giffed cast ot resident musicians.

Garza sings lead on her original song Power of Love, which cruises on a nicely paved New Orleans/Havana-style groove. The title track is a soul-rock guajira with Liza Jimenez and Nikki O'Shaughnessy, the other lead singers in the band, on chorus. We get introduced to Liza on Cafe Por La Manana. It starts with a beautiful, slow Mexican ranchera that features Garza playing mariachi style. Then it takes a sharp turn into a Latino ska beat that further spins into a Cuban timba vibe before it almost skids to a stop with a dramatic Lola Beltran-like ending. It's an ODS party all the way with merry maker Marina Garza leading the parade and conga line with a "Gabriela" style trumpet!

”Pick up a copy of Orquesta d´Soul's brand-spanking new disc ‘Money Money’ and squeeze in a little private practice time for a guaranteed kiss at the midnight toll this New Years Eve. A tricked-out percussion section, suave brass contribution and wily piano accompaniment establish the dance floor as your only logical location, but the sexy trio of Latina chanteuses, Garza, Jimenez and O’Shaughnessy steals the show hands down with power diva harmonies and character-affected vocals.” –Angie Martinez (Good Times SC Newspaper, Dec 11-17)