Article 765XF Japanese band plays traditional folk song as Ghanaian highlife music

Japanese band plays traditional folk song as Ghanaian highlife music

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editors@theworld.org (Marco Werman)
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In Japanese, "minyo" refers to Japanese folk songs. The band Minyo Crusaders takes traditional Japanese songs and rearranges them using Caribbean, African and Latin styles. We take a listen to their latest, a traditional poignant tune titled "Shigesa Bushi" which was popularized by sailors during the Edo period (1600-1800s), which the band has effectively turned into a bouncy Ghanaian-style highlife melody.

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