Yamagata-san
Rachael Yamagata is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter. This is a little bit misleading, however, as her family came from Japan several generations ago. And since then, in very American fashion, her family has included people of German and Italian descent. Anyway, her music is known in a rather small circle of groups, even though it has appeared in several different television shows and movies. Last October, a couple more songs by Yamagata came out on internet video sites and she released an album earlier this year. It has been well received and you should take a look at it.
