Nina Catarina: Acordei Com Preguiça (1994)
First off: a huge thank you for Sara Mautone for cluing me in to this album. I say this, because when you…
August 15, 2023
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Kusu Kusu (クスクス): 世界が一番幸せな日 (Sekai Ga Ichiban Shiawase Na Nichi) (1990)
Timing. Isn’t that what life’s all about? If you’re there at the right moment, it all works out. If you’re there late,…
August 8, 2023
Michelle Hart (ミシェル·ハート): Mish (1988)
I know some have posted this question to me before: “How do you pick what to share on the site?” I wish…
June 16, 2023
Teresa Carpio (杜麗莎): 心己许 (Tokyo Dreaming) (1986)
“I was born to sing” – so graces the words of Teresa Carpio, to the Japanese-version of her powerful pan-Asian debut, 心己许…
June 13, 2023
Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿): 「春の夢」Sanctus (1991)
You know, there’s something strangely meditative about filling out a Discogs credit list. I find it so, because you feel like you…
May 19, 2023
Yang Xiao-lin (楊小琳): 禧樂 (I Take You There) (1999)
The more I listen to Yang Xiao-lin’s 禧樂 (I Take You There), the more I’m impressed by how malleable folklore is. In…
May 16, 2023
Anna Banana (アンナ・バナナ): 大きな絵 (Big Picture) (1991)
She didn’t have to do this, yet, nevertheless, she persisted. That’s the refrain bopping in my head as I go through Anna…
October 7, 2022
새바람이 오는 그늘 (The Shade With New Wind): 1집 (1st Album)(1990)
Charming, breezy, and wonderfully multi-layered, those are a few of the many adjectives one can use to describe the sole work by…
September 27, 2022
Salon Music (サロンミュージック): O Boy (1988)
Certain albums are pretty hard to justify, or quantify, the how, when, or why to share. Salon Music’s O Boy isn’t one…
March 18, 2022
Katsuhiko Nakagawa (中川勝彦): Lover People (ラヴァー・ピープル) (1988)
Surely, he must have known. That’s all I can think about when I listen to Katsuhiko Nakagawa’s memorial album, Again, Me… Released…
February 18, 2022
Anthony Wong (黃耀明): 明明不是天使 (I’m No Angel) (1994)
Where does one even start with Anthony Wong? Know that what I’m picking from his diverse catalog is just a snapshot (perhaps…
February 15, 2022
Tokiko Kato (加藤登紀子): Hana (花) (1995)
‘Tokiko Kato’ – now that’s a name. A giant of Japanese folk music, it was Tokiko who in many ways was at…
February 11, 2022