Asia Classics 2: The Best of Shoukichi Kina - Peppermint Tea House

by Shoukichi Kina

Overview

Silent-dog-whistle aficionados will relish the relentless female vocalists of Shoukichi Kina's band. Thank heavens for the balancing testosterone-pumping energy of Shoukichi himself, whose emergence holds back until the third cut to insure a dramatic entrance. And why not? As the intensely engaging songs here prove, Kina is the indisputable godfather of Okinawan pop, the inventor of a genre that combines elements of local folk music, Japanese-style vocals, Western instrumentation, and Kina's axe, the plucky sanshin banjo -- augmented on several cuts by Ry Cooder's electric guitar. ~ Bob Tarte

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2023
Label:	Luaka Bop
UPC:	0680899001519

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shoukichi Kina   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ry Cooder   Guest Artist,Slide Guitar
Francois Breant   Keyboards
Sachiko M   Vocals
Yves N'Djock   Guitar
Ashik Peter Lynch   Violin
Shinsei Isa   Bass
Koyohiko Semba   Percussion
Toshiaki Yokota   Woodwind
Jaco Dargent   Percussion
Shigeru Inoue   Drums
Tomoko   Vocals
Champloose   Vocals
Tito Kawachi   Drums,Synthesizer
Makoto Yano   Keyboards
Macky Ferry   Bass (Electric)
Ryomei Shirai   Guitar
Jean-Pierre Fanfant   Drums
Kohki Itoh   Bass
Makoto Kubota   Organ,Guitar,Piano (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Yasukazu Youyama   Drums
Tomtifiro   Guitar
Thierry Fanfant   Bass
Keiko   Vocals

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Shoukichi Kina   Arranger,Composer,Performer
Francois Breant   Arranger
Ry Cooder   Liner Notes
David Byrne   Executive Producer
Alan Harris   Project Coordinator
Yale Evelev   Executive Producer
Paul Slattery   Photography
Tito Kawachi   Arranger
Makoto Yano   Arranger
Anne Lund   Liner Notes
David Albertson   Illustrations
Takao Nagama   Composer
Makoto Kubota   Arranger
Alexander Isley   Design
Brenda Dunlap   Project Coordinator
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Yosuke Kawamura   Illustrations
Shigeichi Matsukawa   Translation