Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983
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Various Artists
Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983
[ CD ]
Release Date: Friday 14 April 2017
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Japan's previously-hidden disco dragon uncaged!
The first official collection of Japanese soul, funk and disco in the West.
From mavericks like Haruomi Hosono of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, with his low-down proto-disco groove, to soul singer Minako Yoshida belting it out on the epic title track; jazz vocalist Yasuko Agawa (of LA Nights fame) sweetly covers Roberta Flack, while Memphis soul group Ebonee Webb, funk up a Japanese folk tune, and that's just for starters. This compilation shows that Japan not only voraciously consumed soul and its offshoot genres, but - unknown to the rest of the world - it carved out its own sound too.
"Strange, alien, sometimes silly, but a whole new world worth investigating for those who fancy diving in." - Record Collector
