{"product_id":"minyo-crusaders-echoes-of-japan","title":"Minyo Crusaders – Echoes Of Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album \u003cem\u003eEchoes of Japan\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecent releases from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Midori Takada have re-ignited global interest in Japanese music and with Ry Cooder, Mario Galeano (Ondatrópica\/Frente Cumbeiro) and Clap! Clap! already fans of the ten-piece, “Echoes of Japan” marks the arrival of a big band like no other, where distinctive min'yō vocals glide over grooves that join the dots between cumbia, Ethiopian jazz, Thai pop, Afro funk and reggae.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“For Japanese people, min'yō is both the closest, and most distant, folk music” explains band-leader Katsumi Tanaka: “We may not feel it in our daily, urban lives, yet the melodies, the style of singing and the rhythm of the taiko drums are engrained in our DNA”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInitially indifferent to min'yō, a tragic event in recent Japanese history set Tanaka on his current path: “Following the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, like many Japanese, I reflected on my life, work and identity. A fan of world music, I began searching for Japanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eroots music I could identify with. Discovering mid-late 20th century acts Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri and the Tokyo Cuban Boys, I was captivated by their eccentric arrangements and how they mixed min'yō with Latin and jazz.” Freddie fell for min'yō after hearing a song from his hometown on a TV competition whilst in a restaurant. It was a revelation - up till then he had been an aspiring jazz singer yet was uncomfortable singing in a foreign language. The restaurateur told him a min'yō teacher was his neighbour, and the rest is history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith songs encouraging dancing and drinking, the Crusaders are on a mission to bring “highbrow” min'yō back to it's “lowlife” roots -whilst also bringing traditional Japanese music onto the global music stage: “The point is to avoid making it too complicated” adds Tanaka, “since min'yō is for everyday people.” — (via Minyo Crusaders, Bandcamp)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2319102887\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: P-Vine Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Dec 12, 2018\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Reggae, Latin, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Min'yō, Cumbia, Afro-Cuban, Beguine, Boogaloo, Bolero\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43774269096094,"sku":"4995879074121","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3473780582_10.jpg?v=1715083530","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/minyo-crusaders-echoes-of-japan","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}