#minyo crusaders

[skaphander]

Minyo Crusaders／民謡クルセイダーズ - Kaigara Bushi／貝殻節 (Official Music Video)

[macmanx]

Min'yō folk music was originally sung by Japanese fishermen, coal miners and sumo wrestlers hundreds of years ago, and the Minyo Crusaders are on a mission to make these songs relevant to an international audience.

[dragonforsale]

Please listen to this, you won't regret it

[shigeko-nobufusa]

Frente cumbiero x Minyo crusaders

[radioalpes]

[burlveneer-music]

Minyo Crusaders - Echoes Of Japan - Japanese folks songs redone in a variety of world musical styles

Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album “Echoes of Japan”. Recent 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. Originally sung by fishermen (Kushimoto Bushi; Mamurogawa Ondo), coal miners (Tanko Bushi) and sumo wrestlers (Sumo Jinku), these songs deal with topics such as the returning spirits of ancestors (Hohai Bushi), Japan’s smallest bird (Toichin Bushi) and a bride’s undying love for her husband’s pockmarked face (Otemoyan), evoking nostalgia for a forgotten Japan. With 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.

Minyo Crusaders are (descriptions by Katsumi Tanaka) Freddie Tsukamoto (vocals): “Stubborn, like an old Japanese man” Meg (vocals, melodica): “Spiritual jazz lover. Never talks on stage” Katsumi Tanaka (guitar): “Collector of bizarre Japanese guitars” DADDY U (bass): “Caribbean music freak” Moe (keyboards): “Comic collector, synth-head, easy-going” Sono (timbales): “Dog lover” Mutsumi Kobayashi (bongos): “Beat master & happy mood maker” Yamauchi Stephan (trumpet): “Most organised and reliable” Koichiro Osawa (sax) “The party man and our craziest performer” Irochi (congas): “Our mascot. Something always happens on tour”

[nofatclips]

Tankō Bushi (炭坑節) by Minyo Crusaders, a Take Away Show live in Utrecht for La Blogothèque

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Mamurogawa Ondo + Aizu Bandaisan by Minyo Crusaders, live at Le Guess Who? in Utrecht, The Netherlands,   2019