Member Since: 13/03/2006
Band Website: www.taratavi.com
Band Members: Tara Tavi- vocals, Chinese dulcimer (yangqin), Chinese zither (guzheng), tambour, marimba, Marxophone, Tibetan cymbals, bass, accordian, Chinese banjo, organ and xylophone.
Martin Kvisvic- handmade bowed electric cello stick, electric sitar stick, recorder, bowed bass, acoustic guitar, hand bells and balzouki.
Leandra Gil- percussion, xylophone, Tibetan cymbals and vocals.
Erin Barnes- cello, hurdy gurdy, frame drums,daf and other percussion, vocals.
Both Tara Tavi and Martin Kvisvic have been members of Amps For Christ. Martin Kvisvic was in Pyramids on Mars and Zenotribe. Tara Tavi's other projects include Aye Aye Captain, ThunderSnail, Blue Silk Sutures, Soddamn Inssein and Ensemble of 31 Birds. Leandra Gil was in Foxations, The Tantrums and Dreams Go Disco. Erin plays in Ensemble of 31 Birds and varied curiousities (Ghanian dance troup, Bulgarian Choir, among others).
Influences: Asian , Eastern European, Medieval, Middle Eastern, and Appalacian folk. Ghosts and ghost stories, time dilation, animal familiars and antideluvian technology.
Sounds Like: Mix of Naxi Chinese, Polynesian, Tibetan, Gypsy, and Anglo Saxonery.
Record Label: Secret Eye Records
Type of Label: Indie