Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. In the eclectic music of Ginger Root, the moniker of California-based ...
Japanese music from the 1970s and '80s seems to be having a moment in the West right now. Take the latest album from The Weeknd, which samples the 1983 Tomoko Aran track, "Midnight Pretenders." ...