May as well introduce myself:- I live in Brazil, working for some of the record companies here, releasing samba, MPB, lounge and so on. The latest project is...
People - New to the list so go easy on me for takin' this off topic 'n cross- postin'. Anyone know anything about Brother AH? I just heard a track called...
J, i only know of one Brother Ah. he's played with Sun Ra, Thelonius, Miles, Gillespie, etc. if we're thinking bout the same person, here's some links on him:...
Shena Ringo's new Music Video - "La Salle de Bain" oh my holy ------. anyone seen/heard Shena Ringo's new music video "La Salle de Bain" (it's a completely...
Interview :: Kyoto Jazz Massive - PopMatters an Interview Q&A piece on Kyoto Jazz Massive at PopMatters, one of the better known brazilian-tinged club jazz...
Pamela MacCarthy and her trio, featuring Hiroshi Tanaka - piano, Tomoya Hara - guitar and Mark Tourian - bass, will be playing Jazz Spot J in Shinjuku on Aug....
New Find :: Yoonkee ...not sure what to make of some of it. sounds little like some of the wacky indie electro, indie twee pop coming out in certain corners...
Don't know if the below-listed information is "right-on" the topic of this newsgroup, but it does involve a "soul/jazz" (ala Monday Michiru) - old skool r&b...
Oh, I really want to support this !! But the Mad ChinaMan item isn't on the playlist @ the website, or I may have become extremely astigmatic.... Shucks . JC ...
Audio Preview :: Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil yet another groove minded album from the ever versatile and masterful Yo-Yo Ma. his tango album, 'Soul of Tango,'...
Video :: bird - tour 2003 ~alcohol~ Vol. 3 ! remember my previous post on the special video footage ('bird tour 2003 ~alcohol~ Vol. 1') at Morrich of bird and...
Interview+Release :: Orange Pekoe @ Lipton and Remixes Beret ... Lipton Cha, the tea cafe/shop (in Japan and UK), now has a brief Q&A interview with the ever...
Upcoming Release :: Sketch Show - Wild Sketch Show Live (Cornelius, Sakamoto Ryuichi,...) wow, some big names guest on this upcoming Sketch Show (duo of YMO ...
Hi David, nice to have more Brazilians here. lovely country, culture, people! i'm not sure how to answer your question, since there's so much of this ...
If you go to "Vote" for the contestants in the "R&B/Rap" section, one will find the artist (Mad Chinaman) listed with the song "Over and Over." I just went...
Feature :: Shena Ringo - TimeAsia Cover Feature TimeAsia has a cover feature on the Princess of Rock: Shena Ringo. the new issue also has a bunch of other...
where can i find this? just look on winmix or something? i am way more excited about this than is probably healthy... ... __________________________________ ...
Just looking for Japanese Classical Music. Since I have VERY little exposure to it here in America I need some recommednations. Particularly composer specific...
Hi Greg, on the classical/avant classical side of things, one of the most important composers around anywhere is Takemitsu Toru. another composer, although...
Hi, Wesley, Yeah, I read the magazine section on Japan. The other scene-related articles balance up the view of that one particular piece on SR. What really...
... Yeah, you could probably easily find it there or perhaps Soul Seek (check the "japanese music" room). ... I saw it just the other day. I wasn't sure what...
... it impresses me how much Toshiba EMI is willing to spend on Shena Ringo (thankfully!). if you take a look at this upcoming PV collection, 'Seiteki Healing...
Hi JC (what's your name spelled out?), ... that (expanding your market reach) is certainly one of the main motives (if not the sole motive) of live performance...
Video :: UA Sings on NHK's Doremi TV Children's program apparently UA's doing some singing outside of her own essential soul/dub/avant recordings. she's...
... whatsoever, is ... to ... oh yes, sakamoto is wonderful! sometimes i make 1996 the soundtrack for my day here at work. unrelated: Wesley, is there a review...
... 1996 is a beauty of an album. amazing what such a spare arrangement of musicians can create. great to hear you have it as well. (there's actually several...
Website :: About Japanese Ska Bands came across this rather nice one page site (with some links) that gives a very very brief overview of some Japanese ska...
1. Who are your favorite Japanese music acts? UA, Monday Michiru, & Bird can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned. Watashi wa enthusiastic about Orange ...