Minyo Groove 1963-1979 (Various)

japan meets latin, rock, rare groove & funky vibes

New or Used : New
Format : LP
Grading Cover / Record : S / S
Label : 180g
Year : 2025
Catalog No / Pressing country : 180GWALP08 - France

28.00 EUR

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of Wamono music, Yoshizawa has published in 2015 the now-classic Wamono A to Z records guide book, which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene. He has also selected a large part of the music in our highly acclaimed Wamono compilations.
For this brand new chapter in the series, Yoshizawa explores King Records' legendary catalog and unearths exceptional, rare and unknown musical gems. King Records has been releasing music since 1931 and is one of the most prestigious labels in Japan. Traditional Japanese music, known as "Minyo", are ancient songs once sung by fishermen, coal miners and sumo wrestlers. They are reimagined here with vibrant afro latin, rock, rare groove and funky arrangements in this killer selection of music released on King between 1963 and 1979.

Tracklist
A1 Chiemi Eri : Aizu Bandaisan
A2 Pinky & Killers : Soran Bushi
A3 Tokyo Children's Choir : Kokiriko
A4 Michiya Mihashi & The Tokyo Cuban Boys : Sado Okesa
A5 Dark Ducks : Konpira Funefune
A6 Ebonee Webb : Cowboy's Elegy
A7 Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo : Tanchame
B1 Satoru Oda & His Group : Yagi Bushi
B2 Pinky & Killers : Otemoyan
B3 Miki Nakasone : Kunjan Sabakui
B4 Leon Pops : Mamurogawa Ondo
B5 The Peanuts : Ohara Bushi
B6 Tokyo Academy Mixed Choir : Kiyari Kuzushi
B7 King Orchestra : Dojou Sukui (Yasugi Bushi)

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