MINYO CRUSADERS

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Years Active
2012 – present (13 years)
Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album “Echoes of Japan”. 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. In the late 90s Katsumi Tanaka moved to Fussa, a city in western Tokyo steeped in counter-culture folklore as the home of Eiichi Ohtaki of Japanese rock band Happy End. Tanaka met Tsukamoto playing in a session band where the latter was singing soul. Aware that Fredd… read more
Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album “Echoes of Japan”. A big band like no other, where distinctive min'yō vocals glide over grooves that join the dots between cumbia, Ethiopian jazz, Thai… read more
Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album “Echoes of Japan”. 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. In the late 90s Katsumi Tanaka moved to Fus… read more

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1 Play track Cumbia del Monte Fuji - Single Cumbia del Monte Fuji
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2 Play track Kushimoto Bushi - Cumbia Kushimoto Bushi - Cumbia
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3 Opekepe Opekepe
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4 Tora Joe - Single Tora Joe
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5 Yasugi Bushi - Bolero Yasugi Bushi - Bolero
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6 Play track Tour of Japan Kaigara Bushi
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7 Tour of Japan Hiroshima Kiyari Ondo
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8 Mambonegro Daisakusen Mambonegro Daisakusen
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9 串本節／Kushimoto Bushi 串本節／Kushimoto Bushi
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10 Play track Otemoyan - Reggae Otemoyan - Reggae
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Albums

  1. 6,611 listeners

    25 Apr 2019 · 10 tracks

    Echoes Of Japan (エコーズ・オブ・ジャパン)
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  2. 530 listeners

    8 Jul 2021 · 8 tracks

    Live at Le Guess Who?
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  3. 396 listeners

    13 Dec 2017 · 10 tracks

    Echoes of Japan
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  4. 294 listeners

    24 Nov 2023 · 9 tracks

    Tour of Japan
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