Marla Blumenblatt | zh

You may not know Marla Hansen by name, but there's a good chance you've at least heard-- if not seen-- the talented young lady. As an unassuming but in-demand violist, she's lent her string-pulling skills to the likes of Kanye West (even appearing with the MC on "Saturday Night Live") and Jay-Z (as part of an orchestra that backed Mr. Carter when he did Reasonable Doubt at Radio City Music Hall in June of 2006). Hansen's also dabbled extensively with non-chart-topping music-makers, including the New Pornographers (playing on Challengers), the National (singing on Boxer), and Oneida (playing on The Wedding)....

Get ready for pop-vamp MARLA, the London-bred and LA native pop starlet who wowed audiences as a finalist in the recent unsigned act competition, the Hollyoaks Music Show, aired on prime time Channel 4/ E4 and T4 in the UK. With an upbeat and original musical style and a distinctive singing voice, MARLA is a true storyteller and a gutsy live performer. She’s already played some key festivals and venues in London, including the Roundhouse, Secret Garden Party, YOYO, Proud Galleries, Hoxton Bar and Kitchen. After her success on Hollyoaks MARLA released her catchy debut promo track ‘Lipstick for the...

Marlango is a smooth jazz music group formed in Madrid, Spain in 2001. The band consists of the actress Leonor Watling (vocalist), Alejandro Pelayo (pianist) and Oscar Ybarra (trumpets). Their first album, Marlango, was released in 2003, and in 2005 they released their second work, Automatic Imperfection. A year later they reedited their second album. In 2007 they released their third album, The Electrical Morning. 2010 came with a new album, "Life in the treehouse" .