The Passion of Delfina: Local musician brings her socially conscious songs to the stage at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair this weekend
Delfina, a Manhattan Beach native, plays at local venues like Shade Hotel, and at various yoga studios. Photo courtesy Delfina Music The word “aspiration” is commonly taken today to refer to a goal or ambition, strongly desired. Its root, though, is in phonetics. An “aspiration” is the burst of breath that accompanies certain sounds of speech. Hold your hand in front of your mouth, say the word “put,” and you will feel it on your palm. There is a certain logic to this etymology. Look closely at someone confronted with a looming challenge — an Olympic athlete, say, just before a heat or event — and you will often see a pattern: deep, nasal inhale, followed by a physical, shuddering release. An even clearer example is that of the musician about to perform a song. Though done reflexively, some artists deliberately choose to include the moment in their recorded music. (Listen closely, for example, to the opening seconds of Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah.”) Manhattan Beach native Delfina Ure takes a deep, settling breath before beginning one of her latest songs, “Beautiful.” A simple acoustic guitar provides a path along which her voice wordlessly meanders for the first third of…
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