Tag: Koichiro Osawa

• Minyo Crusaders’ new LP ‘Echoes of Japan’ is a fantastic fusion of Oriental folk and flavours from the Caribbean and Africa

  Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min’yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album Echoes Of Japan, and it is out now on Mais Um. The band’s distinctive min’yō vocals glide over grooves that join the dots between cumbia, Ethiopian jazz, Thai pop, Afro funk and reggae. The songs on the album…

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  April 26, 2019

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  Freddie Tanaka, Japan, Katsumi Tanaka, Koichiro Osawa, Mais Um, Matsumi Kobayashi, Minyo Crusaders, Tokyo Sabroso, Yamauchi Stephan