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b. Minaru Watanabe, 9 Oct 1924, Fukushima, Japan, d. 1991. Hachirô Kasuga qualified himself like a vocalist of kayôkyoku (previously the most frequent and typically Japanese type of well-known music) in Tokyo. He was authorized by King Information, debuting with popular solitary, ‘Akai Lampno Shûressha’ (‘The Last Teach With Crimson …

After silently releasing several singles under a stage name in 2005, Osaka songstress Aya Kamiki joined the successful Giza studio, quickly catapulting herself in to the forefront from the J-Pop world with an especially strong voice, used simply because accentuation throughout her first singles, “Conversation Break” and “Pierrot.” Located in …

Angela Aki is a Japan vocalist/songwriter who specializes in piano-based pop/rock and roll. She achieved popularity after performing a theme tune for the ultimate Fantasy XII video game in 2006, although her profession was underway for a long time before that, beginning on the far side of the Pacific — …

Asa-Chang And Junray is truly a trio comprising Koichi Asakura, tabla participant U-Zhaan, and Hidehiko Urayama, a programmer who eschews live performances. The trio develop an incredible and lively music that merges breathtaking futurism and time-honoured spirituality, juxtaposing virtuoso tabla playing and dissected, treated voices. Tokyo-based tabla master and program …

THE TRUNK Horn is an effective Japanese rock-band, noted for the inclusion of nu-metal and indie rock elements to their music, which, however, shows more than enough commercial savvy to permit the records regular entries into national charts. The music group, initially called Gyorai, was were only available in 1998 …

Acquiring his cue through the wave of Westernization in Japan’s urban music scene, R&B-heavy rapper Seamo got a stab at success in 2004, collaborating using the very popular female hip-hop duo Bennie K (and under a slightly more clichéd name, the “Seamonator”). With solid results in the monitor, Seamo released …