LA Law Actress Michele Greene Pays Homage To Her Latin And Musical Roots With Debut Cd Ojo De Tibur�n

LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Actress Michele Greene, who is perhaps best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Abby Perkins on the groundbreaking hit legal drama "L.A. Law," pays homage to her Latin roots with the release of her debut CD June 11 on Appleseed Recordings.

Ojo De Tibur�n (Eye of the Shark), is the result of Greene's desire to embark wholeheartedly on her music career after years of performing, songwriting and defining her musical style. The disc, in Spanish and English, is an artful mix that reflects Greene's multi-cultural upbringing.

"My mother is Mexican/Nicaraguan and I grew up bilingual and very influenced by Latin culture and customs," Greene says. "We were always listening to the Mariachi Vargas or To�a La Negra singing Agust�n Lara, and of course, Lola Beltr�n. My dad was from a small town in Oklahoma and loved the likes of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Woody Guthrie."

Greene's sound is a hybrid, taking musical elements from both cultures. Produced by renowned Peruvian producer and guitarist Ciro Hurtado, Ojo De Tibur�n is a World Music fusion with a rich, fluid guitar-based sound that combines traditional and contemporary Latin sounds with North American folk influences. Greene wrote or co-wrote all the tracks and is accompanied on the record by a number of talented musicians on guitar, bass, percussion, violin, cello and accordion.

An admirer of her style, Grammy-winning producer Don Was says of Greene: "She is the musical missing link between the hippest bastions of American Folk and the fiery romanticism of Latin music*she treads where no one has gone before while remaining accessible to both cultures. She has the voice of an angel."

AUDIO: Listen "Ojo de Tiburon"

Greene will celebrate the release of Ojo De Tibur�n with a performance at Los Angeles' famed Conga Room at 9:00 p.m. on Friday June 7.
She will headline the Dia de la Familia Festival in Sacramento on April 28 and can be seen in the upcoming L.A. Law Movie on Sunday May 12 on NBC.