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Formed in 2006. Afro-beat band from Tokyo consisting of eight members with super-uniqueness, such as Senegal, Cuba, Brazil and New Orleans.
Along with Afrobeat's founder Blow Kuti, the legendary drummer Tony Allen, who supported the Genesis, performed live and on album and became the strongest Afrobeat band in Japan in terms of name and reality. , Established a unique style of music incorporating various elements such as Latin and rock.
In addition to outdoor music festivals such as `` FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '', `` RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL '', `` SUNSET LIVE '', etc. from the beginning of the activity, also in various scene events such as `` TOKYO JAZZ CIRCUIT '', `` Gilles Peterson presents WORLDWIDE SHOWCASE '' Appeared and attracted the audience with stunning staging.
With many contacts from overseas music scenes such as Okayafrica sponsored by Giles Peterson and FRANCOIS.K and sponsored by QuestLove of The Roots, it is one of the world standard bands that has attracted the most attention in Japan.
4 albums will be released by 2014, and both will play an active role as a band leading the Japanese afro beat scene.
The final release of Zanpa JAM appearance in 2014 in Okinawa?
The curtain ends with about nine years of activity.
BIOGRAPHY
In September 2006, he started recording immediately after forming sessions.
When the demo CD was released at the first live show just two months later, it was sold out immediately. Jazz, Brazil, Latin, funk, etc. with afro beats as their axis. Lives with a variety of backgrounds that make you feel their energetic energy mainly spread among dance music lovers and quickly spread through reviews. It has become a hot topic among those who are concerned with the label and event.
Since appearing in events such as “afrontier” and “CAMPS vol.5” in May 2007 and gaining great popularity in various locations, in July, he appeared in FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 07 'in about half a year! In September, she appeared in “TOKYO JAZZ CIRCUIT 07 '” (O-EAST), a pre-event of Tokyo Jazz 07'.
2008 is the most indispensable band!
【member】
IZPON (Per)
Nanban Leo (Ba)
NAOITO (Per & Vo)
Keiichi Tanaka (Dr)
Takizawa Violet (Key)
Daisuke Nomoto (Gt)
Tenjin City (A.Sax)
--Leaving with 2009/02 / 14--
Yoshihiro Goseki (B. Sax)
Shinpei (Tp)
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