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浅川マキ
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Sachiko Kanenobu
33,498 listeners
Sachiko Kanenobu (aka Japanese: 金延幸子 and かねのぶさちこ), is generally acknowledged as Japan’s first female singer-songwriter. Discovered as an precocious 18 year old (in Osaka, Japan), Sachiko was signed in 1968 to Japan’s first ever independent record company, URC (Underground Record Club), who change… read more
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Carmen Maki
19,103 listeners
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Hako Yamasaki
46,888 listeners
山崎ハコ (Yamasaki Hako, real name 安田初子, Yasuda Hatsuko, née 山崎) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress born on May 18, 1957 in Hita, Ōita… read more山崎ハコ (Yamasaki Hako, real name 安田初子, Yasuda Hatsuko, née 山崎) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress born on May 18, 1957 in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. A pioneer of the folk-boom in 1970s Japan, Hako Yamasaki has had an intensive … read more山崎ハコ (Yamasaki Hako, real name 安田初子, Yasuda Hatsuko, née 山崎) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress born on May 18, 1957 in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. A pioneer of the folk-boom in 1970s Japan, Hako Yamasaki has had an intensive output, releasing 22 albums from 1978 to 2011. After the fol… read more
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金延幸子
26,150 listeners
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The Folk Crusaders
5,266 listeners
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はっぴいえんど
92,032 listeners
はっぴいえんど (Happy End) was a Japanese folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973. Happy End’s albums blended Western folk singing with Japanese melodies. Its members were 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono, bass, vocals), 松本隆 (Takashi Matsumoto, drums, from the band Apryl Fool), 大瀧詠一 (Eiichi Ohtaki, guitar… read more
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森田童子
15,535 listeners
Douji Morita (森田童子, Morita Dōji) born January 15th, 1952 in Tokyo was a Japanese singer-songwriter. After a troubled time at school and ins… read moreDouji Morita (森田童子, Morita Dōji) born January 15th, 1952 in Tokyo was a Japanese singer-songwriter. After a troubled time at school and inspired by the death of a friend, in 1975 she recorded her first LP, "Good Bye グットバイ". On … read moreDouji Morita (森田童子, Morita Dōji) born January 15th, 1952 in Tokyo was a Japanese singer-songwriter. After a troubled time at school and inspired by the death of a friend, in 1975 she recorded her first LP, "Good Bye グットバイ". On December 25th 1983, she played her last live at Shinjuku Lof… read more
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佐井好子
71,894 listeners
Yoshiko Sai (Japanese: 佐井好子 Born 22 June 1953) is a female singer-songwriter, composing mainly Folk and Progressive Rock, as well as J-Pop… read moreYoshiko Sai (Japanese: 佐井好子 Born 22 June 1953) is a female singer-songwriter, composing mainly Folk and Progressive Rock, as well as J-Pop. She is well-known in Japan for releasing her first album 萬花鏡 ("Manka Mirror") when she… read moreYoshiko Sai (Japanese: 佐井好子 Born 22 June 1953) is a female singer-songwriter, composing mainly Folk and Progressive Rock, as well as J-Pop. She is well-known in Japan for releasing her first album 萬花鏡 ("Manka Mirror") when she was 22 years old, and for thoughtful, and poetic, lyrical f… read more
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Kan Mikami
9,059 listeners
Kan Mikami (三上寛) takes much of his inspiration from the school of singer/songwriters and blues vocalists. From the rural district of Tsugaru, Mikami's parched voice and plaintive electric guitar (sometimes the only backing) reveals the true spirit of the folkish sad blues, even though he sin… read more