Minyo Crusaders

Minyo Crusaders (Japanese: 民謡クルセイダーズ) is a Japanese musical group that reworks traditional Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with arrangements inspired by various international music genres, including Caribbean, Latin and African music. The group was co-founded by Katsumi Tanaka and Freddie Tsukamoto, with the goal of reviving min'yō as a "music for the people".[1][2]

Minyo Crusaders
OriginJapan
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Members
  • Fready Tsukamoto（vo）
  • Meg（vo, pianica）
  • Katsumi Tanaka（g）
  • Moe（key）
  • Koichiro Osawa（sax）
  • Sono（timbales）
  • Mutsumi Kobayashi
  • （bongos）
  • Irochi（congas）
Past members
  • DADDY U（b）
  • Yamauchi Stephan（tp）
  • Shoji Ishiguro（b）

They released their first album, Echoes of Japan in 2017 on P-Vine Records.[3] The album was later reissued on Mais Um in 2019.[4]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details
Echoes of Japan (エコーズ・オブ・ジャパン)
  • Released: 6 December 2017
  • Label: P-Vine Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

References
  1. Romero, Angel (1 June 2019). "Artist Profiles: Minyo Crusaders". World Music Central. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Houghton, Edwin (15 May 2019). "Minyo Crusaders Armor Japanese Folk Music for the Post-Modern Age". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "Echoes Of Japan = エコーズ・オブ・ジャパン". Discogs. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. Spencer, Neil (28 April 2019). "Minyo Crusaders: Echoes of Japan review – unlikely fusion's great grooves". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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