Re: jap trad & dance

Timmy Yee
Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:21:53 -0800


How about Hiroshima? They are a L.A. based jazz band who have been around
for quite some time now. They often use the Koto (sp), Shakuhachi (sp) and
Taiko drums in their music.

-Tim

> A customer at Kosmonaut Rekords, a shop were I work, asked for music
>that combines traditional japanese music (instrumental, but singing's
>ok too) and modern dance music. I thought over it and about all I could
>come up with was Dimitri From Tokio EP on Disorient, and it wasn't that
>japanese after all. Then there was a Asian Dub Foundation EP, I think,
>that had something in that fashion, but that's not much. So could you
>guys come up with something?
>