During a stay in West Africa in the late 2000’s, Japanese musician Junichiro "John" Imaeda was taken aback by the similarities he felt between the Afrobeat that resonated in the streets of Accra, a...
Trying to describe this misses the point. Hoodoo Fushimi has tons of stuff happening at once and all of it is good.
This is the 2021 re-issue from our friends at 180G Records.
Track List:
Kenka...
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the lif...
Minoru “Hoodoo” Fushimi’s first album, Thanatos Of Funk, is given it's due by the good folks at 180G. Working in collaboration with Fushimi, this LP is re-mastered and cut at the Timmion Cutting ...
It has finally happened! A Cromulent Records exclusive pressing and what a pressing! WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.II would be a favorite new release regardless, even if this wasn't an exc...
The second installment in the Wamano series that pulls together some really great stuff you likely never heard of before. Japan could and did get funky in the 70's. This is a great introduction t...
The third installment in the popular Wamono series. In this one, our tour guides DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam take us to the go-go bubble years of 1978-1988. This of course is the City Pop e...
In the mid-seventies, discotheques were booming in Tokyo and all over Japan. When the Fatback Band topped the 1975 US charts with their infectious “Do The Bus Stop” hit, Japanese label Victor put o...
After many years working as a buyer for several record stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk...
This LP's reputation is excellent, so we're not going to spend too much time telling you how great it is. You're probably already aware and happy to get your hands on a copy of it. There is a goo...
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