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Cibo Matto |
New York City-based band formed by two Japanese women, Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori, in 1994. The group disbanded in 2001 and reunited in 2011 for benefit concerts, releasing a third full length album, Hotel Valentine, in 2014. |
| Review: Both New York transplants from Japan, Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori played music together for a number of years before forming Cibo Matto in the mid-'90s with Sean Lennon on bass. Cibo Matto, roughly translating to "crazy food" in Italian, is a hybrid sound of hip-hop rhythms, saccharine vocal harmonies, mellow Lounge cool, Trip-Hop sampling, and lyrics about food. Their sound shifts subtly from song to song, but the food theme skewers their efforts together -- hence "Birthday Cake," "Artichoke," and "Sci-Fi Wasabi." |
| Members: Sean Lennon, Miho Hatori, Yuka Honda, Timo Ellis, Duma Love |
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