Minyo Crusaders

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Minyo Crusaders
OriginJapan
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Members
  • Fready Tsukamoto(vo)
  • Meg(vo, pianica)
  • Katsumi Tanaka(g)
  • Moe(key)
  • Koichiro Osawa(sax)
  • Sono(timbales)
  • Mutsumi Kobayashi
  • (bongos)
  • Irochi(congas)
Past members
  • DADDY U(b)
  • Yamauchi Stephan(tp)
  • Shoji Ishiguro(b)

Minyo Crusaders (Japanese: 民謡クルセイダーズ) is a Japanese musical group that reworks traditional Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with arrangements inspired by various international music genres, including Caribbean, Latin and African music. The group was co-founded by Katsumi Tanaka and Freddie Tsukamoto, with the goal of reviving min'yō as a "music for the people".[1][2]

They released their first album, Echoes of Japan in 2017 on P-Vine Records.[3] The album was later reissued on Mais Um in 2019.[4]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details
Echoes of Japan (エコーズ・オブ・ジャパン)
  • Released: 6 December 2017
  • Label: P-Vine Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

References[]

  1. ^ Romero, Angel (1 June 2019). "Artist Profiles: Minyo Crusaders". World Music Central. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ Houghton, Edwin (15 May 2019). "Minyo Crusaders Armor Japanese Folk Music for the Post-Modern Age". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Echoes Of Japan = エコーズ・オブ・ジャパン". Discogs. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Spencer, Neil (28 April 2019). "Minyo Crusaders: Echoes of Japan review – unlikely fusion's great grooves". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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