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Minyo Crusaders: From Japan with Love

Minyo Crusaders: From Japan with Love

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Minyo Crusaders
$40.99

Blue Note, 2026

Minyo Crusaders rework traditional Japanese folk songs (minyo) with Latin, African and Caribbean rhythms to create some of the most infectious music between South America and Japan. The punchy and inventive arrangements of this ten-piece big band breathe new life into these traditional working-class folk songs, and the band have received high acclaims from NPR, The Guardian, The Times and many others.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. Hokkai Bonuta
  2. Kokiriko Bushi feat. Frente Cumbiero
  3. Hanagasa Ondo feat. Frente Cumbiero
  4. Shimotsui Bushi

Side B


  1. Shigesa Bushi feat. Saya Asakura
  2. Kiyama Ondo
  3. Waido Bushi feat. Chitose Hajime
  4. Iyo Manzai

Tracklist


  1. Hokkai Bonuta
  2. Kokiriko Bushi feat. Frente Cumbiero
  3. Hanagasa Ondo feat. Frente Cumbiero
  4. Shimotsui Bushi
  5. Shigesa Bushi feat. Saya Asakura
  6. Kiyama Ondo
  7. Waido Bushi feat. Chitose Hajime
  8. Iyo Manzai