Trembling Guitar String: Pink Martini and "Taya Tan"

Pink Martini brings us the random tune for today, called Taya Tan. Formed in 1994 in Portland, Oregon by Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini was originally created because Lauderdale, who worked in politics, thought that most bands at political functions were loud and boring. He asked a fellow Harvard classmate, China Forbes, to join the band, and their first single, Sympathique, was nominated for song of the year at the Victoires de la Musique awards in France. Described as a little orchestra, the band consists of 10-12 members and features a multilingual repertoire that crosses the lines of jazz, classical, Latin and classic pop. Forbes splits lead singing time with Storm Large. The band has collaborated and performed with many other musicians, and their music has appeared in films and television. You can find Taya Tan on their 2007 album Hey Eugene! The song is in Japanese and equates love and music.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Martini