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OLIVIA to release a new mini album on 9/17/08
OLIVIA (Olivia Lufkin) is a favorite of ours here at Karakui.com and while we’d complain about seeing yet another mini album from any other artist, if it’s from her we say “bring it on!” The six track album, *ahem*, mini album will be released in a limited edition package and features the ending theme song…
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Mamoru Miyagi’s latest album “Shimakaze” released on 8/20/08
OkinawanFestival2008-4032 Originally uploaded by tiarehi Gosh, he was just here and he sounded great, didn’t he? Well, fans of his probably already know that he released a new album on 8/20/08 titled “Shimakaze.” The 12-track album features the single “Yunion (Union) desu kara!” (Image is from photog tiarehi on Flickr from this year’s Okinawan Festival…
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New album from Nenes: “Sai”
Well, we may not know the names of the current lineup of Sadao China’s Nenes (shame on us!) but hey, they’ve gone and released a new album called “Sai” — their first in four years! “Sai” is on Sadao’s own record label, DIG Records, and features a total of 13 tracks including the hit song…
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OMG! Ayano Uema to release a new album?
One of our favorite utasaa (唄者) here at Karakui.com, Ayano Uema, announced (well, it was more of a blurb) on her blog that she just completed shooting photos for a “new CD.” Now whether that means it’s a CD that she’s featured in or if it’s her own album remains to be seen but further…
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Okinawan songs on Churadio
If you’re like me, always on your Mac (or PC), you most likely have music playing in the background so why not listen to Churadio’s live stream straight from FM Chatan? They’re streaming everything from major label J-pop artist like Beni Arashiro to indies artists like Soluna and O-pop from artists like Tink Tink. Great…
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Misako Koja’s latest album, “Miguru Inochi,” to be released on 10/25/08
Misako Koja’s “Miguru Inochi” will be her first new album in eight years following the fantastic “Amakakiru Hashi” released in 2000. With a total of 12 tracks, “Miguru Inochi” also includes an album versions of the powerful “Kuroi Ame (Black Rain)” and the beautiful “Kuganingwa” (one of my personal favorites of Misako’s). According to her…
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Yui Aragaki to cover Kobukuro song – Tokyograph
Actress Yui Aragaki has announced her second single. It will be a cover of Kobukuro’s ‘Akai Ito,’ a song originally created during their indie days. With this year being the 10th anniversary of their formation, Kobukuro decided to collaborate with a female artist to give the song new life. Aragaki made her singing debut last…
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Katsuko Teruya’s “Koto Rainbow” on October 26, 2008
Master Katsuko Teruya will be holding her 40th anniversary concert, “Koto Rainbow (Kutu Nuuji),” on Sunday, October 26, 2008. The concert will take place at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center and featured guests from Okinawa include Choichi Terukina (Afuso Ryu), Nozo Miyagi II (Miyagi Ryu) and Hiroko Akamine (president of the Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyo…
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SPEED gets back together – Tokyograph
The 4-member girl group SPEED will soon be reuniting again. They will officially resume activity with an appearance on NTV’s charity telethon ’24 Hour Television’ at the end of this month. The group debuted in 1996 but broke up in 2000, at the height of their popularity, in order to pursue solo careers. They had…
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GANGA ZUMBA’s 2nd album out on 8/20
Kazufumi Miyazawa’s (THE BOOM) latest project, GANGA ZUMBA, will be releasing their 2nd, self-titled album, on 8/20/08. The album will feature 13 tracks including the clip above, “Ashiato no nai michi.” The project commemorates the 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil. Kazufumi’s (think “Shima Uta“) world-inspired pop rock for GANGA ZUMBA features Argentine-born singer…
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