2011-11-24, 01:19 PM
Smooth Criminal Wrote:I'd love to see some enka.
Testing me, huh? Sadly, I just know about one enka artist, though I've listened to a couple traditional Japanese music albums mixed with more contemporary music.
The only artist that comes into my mind, and Wikipedia reminded me of, is Keiko Fuji, and she's one of the most famous ones. I would link you to some YouTube videos, but YT is blocked at work by proxy.
Wait, I can, nevermind.
Keiko No Yume Wa Yoru Hiraku - Keiko Fuji
I've read about some more contemporary music mixed with enka and seems interesting. A black guy doing enka sounds like a strange mix, I should give that a listen. I can say that enka is pretty okay since it's featured in a bunch of old Japanese films I've seen, and some Kurosawa's movies I remember feature enka songs, though I don't recall which ones exactly, and I never cared enough to look up the OSTs.
Tough call, bro. Made me learn my s'hit, which is cool anyway.