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    WAMONO A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980Various Artists

    180g
    • Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze
    • 1. Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • 2. Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • 3. Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • 4. Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • 5. Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • 6. Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • 7. Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • 8. Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • 9. Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • 10. Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze

    An essential primer for those with an interest in Japanese popular music culture and, specifically, the 'Wamono' sound - the cream of the Japanese funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the decades since the end of the 60s in Japan. A exemplary selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam!

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                                                                • – Betty Hollins - What A Time (When All God's Children Get Together)
                                                                • – The Metro Tones - Get Together
                                                                • – The World Wonders - He Made A Way
                                                                • – The Brooklyn Skyways - Dark Clouds
                                                                • – Sister Ida Maxey - Do Lord
                                                                • – The Thornes Trio - You Don't Love God
                                                                • 1. – The Artistic Sounds - Give It Up
                                                                • 2. – The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD - I'll Be Satisfied
                                                                • 3. – The Swan Silvertones - Trust In God
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                                                                MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 2Melody As Truth
                                                                Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two tracks of deep space ambience and cascading, electronic explorations spanning...
                                                                • – The Perishable Imagination
                                                                • – Maybe This Is Something You Should Think About
                                                                Yan TreggerTo The Land Of No ReturnWah Wah Records / Supersonic Sounds
                                                                Best known to collectors for his 70's library efforts (Freezing Point, The Pop World Of Yann Tregger, Schifters, Catchy, Ducks & Drakes) on such cult labels...
                                                                • – Starting Tone
                                                                • – Departure
                                                                • – Caught
                                                                • – Insects World
                                                                • – Underground Cathedral
                                                                • – Airshaft N°1
                                                                • – Metal Kit
                                                                • – Escaping
                                                                • – Steam Land
                                                                • – Hooter
                                                                • – Shelters
                                                                • – Nature Death
                                                                • – Crystal Mind
                                                                • – Airshaft N°2
                                                                Donald ByrdEthiopian KnightsBlue Note
                                                                Heavy album! Excellent 1971 rootsy funky jazz fusion album in the spirit of Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew'! "The Emperor" is a BAD TUNE.
                                                                • – The Emperor