The Power of 3, the powerhouse trio featuring acclaimed singer-guitarist Orianthi, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, and bassist Rhonda Smith, are pleased to release their new single “Taxi,” featuring a previously unreleased guitar riff from Jimi Hendrix.
The single is taken from their highly anticipated self-titled debut album released Friday January 29, 2027 and you can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/x7NrnxH-jJU?si=GdlK04SnqV3XdGN7
Through their longstanding relationships with the Hendrix estate, Orianthi and legendary producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, KISS, The Rolling Stones) were granted access to the Hendrix archives. While exploring the vault, Orianthi discovered a previously unreleased riff that immediately sparked her imagination. Inspired by the recording, she brought the idea to Blackman Santana and Smith, and together the three musicians wrote “Taxi,” with Orianthi recreating Hendrix’s original riff and the trio building an entirely new song around it.
“Getting to hear something from Jimi that the world hasn’t heard before was pretty incredible,” says Orianthi. „The moment I heard that riff, I knew there was something special there and immediately started imagining what we could do with it. I brought it to Cindy and Rhonda, and we just took off from there. There’s something really powerful about the three of us creating something new around a piece of music from someone who has inspired us so much. It’s our way of honouring Jimi while making something that’s completely our own.”
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