VA [Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa & Kifu Mitsuhashi]- Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk '76Label: 180G Released 2022 Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk rare groove tunes recorded in the mid seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Born in 1932 in Tokyo, Kiyoshi Yamaya started his musical career in 1953 when he played in various jazz bands in

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You Really Got Me**

and most recently her new trio E with Gavin McCarthy (Karate) and Jason Sidney Sanford (Neptune)

and emotionally charged songs that would go on to inspire countless alternative rock and indie artists in the decades to follow

this time through the lens of an earned maturity

Nirvana For Mice

19 Seventy Sumthin'

intense energy is palpable from even the first grimy seconds of the opener

Infinite Blackness

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Melting in the Sun

Crazy Drunken Style