White Christmas (part II) feauring Saori Yuki, Joy To The World is a festive, nondenominational holiday album with music from around the globe. hide caption. For its latest record, Splendor in the Grass, the Portland-based band found inspiration for two of its songs from an unlikely place: a sheet of music left on band member Thomas Lauderdale's piano. With the Pacific Youth Choir and the handbell choir Bells of the Cascades, we recorded “Shchedryk,” known in English-speaking countries as “Carol of the Bells,” with the original Ukrainian text which tells of a lark flying into the house at the start of a new year, thus bringing good fortune. Forbes says she sees what Lauderdale does as more akin to the work of a composer.
After a little tinkering, the song was presented to the band. Storm will appear on the band's album \"Get Happy\" to be released on 09/24/2013. For more on Storm and Pink Martini check out:http://stormlarge.com/http://facebook.com/stormlargehttp://twitter.com/Stormof69http://www.youtube.com/user/officialstormlargehttp://pinkmartini.com/http://facebook.com/pinkmartinihttps://twitter.com/PinkMartiniBand The two started playing with the song, added a Latin beat and incorporated elements that were, according to Lauderdale, "somewhere between 'I Will Survive,' Shirley Bassey and Schubert, and the tango." This concert was Storm's Hollywood Bowl debut. There’s a Chinese New Year song from 1946, a Felainspired version of “We Three Kings,” a song in Ladino (the intersection of Spanish and Hebrew), “Silent Night” in the original German, as well as a verse in Arabic and another in English. Pink Martini is a distillation of what I love about my hometown and why I’m so proud to be from the Pacific Northwest. Pink Martini lead singer China Forbes adds, "It was long and repetitive.". Los Angeles, CA. For the part of the lothario, Pink Martini turned to an old friend with a voice familiar to NPR listeners: justice correspondent and frequent Morning Edition guest host Ari Shapiro. “There are 14 songs on Joy to the World,” says Thomas Lauderdale, “including well-known traditional holiday songs like Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” sung by China Forbes in English and by the incredible Saori Yuki, “the Barbra Streisand of Japan,” in Japanese. We recorded a Hebrew prayer “Elohai N’tzor” with Ida Rae Cahana and Ari Shapiro and Patricia Costa Kim. (Ida Rae Cahana was for many years the canter at Central Synagogue in New York City and now lives in Portland. This video has been posted for entertainment purposes, only. This video has been posted for entertainment purposes, only. Little Drummer Boy. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ", The second song became a defiant response from the disappearing lover: "But Now I'm Back.". July 21, 2013.
"The day we introduced this song to the band, nobody was happy," he says. In this case, Lauderdale's idea did happen: Shapiro makes a guest appearance on Pink Martini's album.
Bésame Mucho, with Edna Vazquez singing, features her original powerhouse “Sola Soy” alongside classic Spanish repertoire, like the … It's a story that illustrates well what Pink Martini does as a group, and particularly what Lauderdale does when he convinces a reporter that he ought to sing. Adam Levey NPR's Ari Shapiro sings "But Now I'm Back" at the Hollywood Bowl: Pink Martini's new album is Splendor in the Grass. So Lauderdale went back to the drawing board, attempting to salvage the song by trimming it and adding a swing feel. July 21, 2013. Shapiro's inclusion on the album was the result of a fortuitous dinner party he'd held when the band was in Washington, D.C. After dinner, partygoers crowded around the piano to participate in an impromptu singalong.
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We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. Pink Martini co-lead singer Storm Large and special guest Ari Shapiro perform two songs based on the same Schubert melody. Performing with Pink Martini helps me keep one foot rooted in Portland, not just geographically, but aesthetically. "China's really more of a songwriter than I am," he says. Yo te quiero siempre (featuring Ari Shapiro) Je ne t'aime plus (featuring Philippe Katerine) Zundoko-bushi Până când nu te iubeam She was too good to me Üsküdar'a gider İken Sway Kitty come home (featuring Rufus Wainwright with The von Trapps) What'll I Do? "It's like a tableau," she says, "and Thomas is actually moving the figurines around. How? The album ends with a samba parade of “Auld Lang Syne” with choruses in English, Arabic and French over the incredible percussion of the Lions of Batucada.” Lauderdale notes, “I love the holidays and all the music that goes with it.
Also in 2019, Pink Martini released two 5-song EPs, each featuring a special guest singer who has been regularly touring with the band since late 2017. So, you know, if you think this is repetitive ... try this! Lauderdale, the band's pianist, had a copy of Franz Schubert's "Fantasy in F Minor for Piano Four-Hands" out when he was working with one of Pink Martini's producers. Ari Shapiro is the NPR White House correspondent, and accordionist Patricia Costa Kim was just named director of education at Experience Music Project in Seattle, but is also known by millions on YouTube as the keyboardist bandleader of Sonseed and their Christian ska song “Jesus is a friend of mine”). Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol) Santa Baby. The next day, while sitting at his desk, Shapiro got a call from Lauderdale asking if he'd like to sing on the new album. Congratulations – A Happy New Year Song.
White Christmas. The band Pink Martini draws its influences from a wide variety of places and music genres, which its members credit in part to their international audience. We strove to make an inclusive and nondenominational album that could be played anywhere in the world.”.
Pink Martini appeared at The Hollywood Bowl. Adding to the tale of an NPR correspondent turned singer, Shapiro performed "But Now I'm Back" with the band at the Hollywood Bowl back in September.
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Los Angeles, CA. "My urge is to just practice Schubert and become better.".
Visit the Ari Shapiro bio page on the NPR website to learn more about Ari and hear some of his radio work. Pink Martini co-lead singer Storm Large and special guest Ari Shapiro perform two songs based on the same Schubert melody. ", In a fashion that's both playful and typical of Pink Martini, Lauderdale chimes in: "Isn't that just more like set decorator?". Ari Michael Shapiro (born September 30, 1978) is an American radio journalist.In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on National Public Radio's flagship drive-time program All Things Considered.He previously served as White House correspondent and international correspondent based in London for NPR. "I say this with love," Shapiro says, "but Thomas tends to sort of come up with cockamamie, harebrained ideas that could never actually take place, that somehow he manages to make happen.". The story of these two songs is one of arranging and rearranging, an eclectic mix of musical styles and a chance singalong. In this case, Lauderdale's idea did happen: Shapiro makes a guest appearance on Pink Martini's album. At a rehearsal, it wasn't received as well as Lauderdale had hoped. White Christmas (part II) feauring Saori Yuki. Pink Martini appeared at The Hollywood Bowl. As the song progressed, Lauderdale and his producer found themselves coming back to a single phrase that would become the song's title: "And Then You're Gone.". The track described the plight of a woman who was once head-over-heels for a smooth-talking lover who disappears one day. "Suddenly," he says, "we had not one, but two songs. Still, Lauderdale says he doesn't consider himself a songwriter. Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again (featuring Rufus Wainwright) Heliotrope bouquet Shapiro is married to former White House advisor Michael Gottlieb. Adding to the tale of an NPR correspondent turned singer, Shapiro performed "But Now I'm Back…
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