Category Archives: Music Japan

Young Love for the New and Old of Japanese Enka Music

Posted on July 20, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

It is hard to trace where my love for Japanese Enka first began. I can say that I grew up listening to it my whole life. My early childhood was spent living in Taiwan where Enka at the time was … Continue reading →

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Nagano’s Music Scene: Interview with Aya Hasegawa

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Joshua Friedman

It’s a Saturday night at Nagano City’s India Live the Sky.  The music between bands stops, and from behind the fog on stage steps a guitar-and-recorder welding 24-year old singer-songwriter named Aya Hasegawa.  Flanked by her lead guitarist, Shingo “Waku” … Continue reading →

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Korean Is The New Japanese

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Toyama Times

By Christine Peng I’m going to hijack this space and talk about music from our neighbors across the pond (the ones without nukes). In a blow to Japan’s national J-pop cultural pride, the group whose picture on my PowerPoint met … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Album Release: Interview with Derek Hurst

Posted on February 2, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

Shinano-machi’s Derek Hurst debuts his first CD How would you describe your music? Derek: Pop-piano rock, although my producer Kohki added a lot of really interesting touches to the CD.  The songs we did a lot of work on have … Continue reading →

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