"We would have liked to be the house band of the United Nations in 1962", is how band leader and ex-politician Thomas Lauderdale explains the musical mission of Pink Martini. Founded to liven up fund-raise dinners for progressive political causes, Pink Martini has become a phenomenon in easy listening. The group drew on as many styles as possible from all kinds of countries, from French music hall
… from the 1920s and 1930s, Brazilian samba, American folk and the music of Disney films. A party for music lovers with a broad taste, where the band always ensures that it does not become a rudderless mishmash. On the contrary, the selected pieces complement each other well and listen as a varied journey through the history of light music. Politically Pink Martini is still: after all, there is hardly a better example of a multicultural success story. (MS)more
