{"product_id":"akira-ishikawa-count-buffalo-okinawa-lp","title":"AKIRA ISHIKAWA \u0026 COUNT BUFFALO  - OKINAWA (LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"artist_name\"\u003eAKIRA ISHIKAWA \u0026amp; COUNT BUFFALO - OKINAWA (LP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Sound Fuji \/ King Records Reissue Series Wave 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreorder:  expected April 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__selling-points fw-demi xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__selling-points fw-demi xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst time on color vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1976 album by acclaimed drummer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporates a diverse range of elements including funk, Afro, and disco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Release-Detail\" class=\"acordion_description xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-description product__info-description--full product__info-description--open xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-toggler release-description-less text-uppercase mt-1 xbg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-toggler release-description-less text-uppercase mt-1 xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"section_title\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-complete xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1976 album by acclaimed drummer AKIRA ISHIKAWA \u0026amp; COUNT BUFFALO, who pursued their distinctive musical style with jazz and rock as their twin foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Okinawa, the album incorporates a diverse range of elements including funk, Afro, and disco, creating a genre-crossing sound. It features standards, Western pop covers, and Okinawan folk songs, brought to life through dynamic and experimental performances, including arrangements by Koichi Sugiyama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album also features memorable chorus performances by Kayoko Ishu and Time Five, making this a little-known and highly distinctive concept album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is now being released for the first time on color vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatsumi Tanaka (Minyo Crusaders):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“AKIRA ISHIKAWA \u0026amp; COUNT BUFFALO’s OKINAWA is a record I’ve loved since the early days of Minyo Crusaders, and it’s something of a musical bible for me. The arrangements are by none other than Koichi Sugiyama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt around Akira Ishikawa’s incredibly tight drumming, the A-side draws heavily on Philly soul and jazz funk, creating a sense of tropical freedom, as if you’ve wandered into a disco in Koza in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the B-side, Okinawan scales, sitar guitar, and dreamlike choruses come together to create an entirely exotic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Okinawa’s 1972 reversion to Japan, the rise of rock and soul in Koza, the flourishing Okinawan folk music scene, and the 1975 Okinawa International Ocean Expo, Okinawa was undergoing major changes. Perhaps it was no coincidence that a group constantly seeking out new beats from around the world turned their attention to OKINAWA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece that I highly recommend listening to alongside Makoto Kubota’s Hawaii Champroo and Haruomi Hosono’s Bon Voyage co..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-toggler release-description-less text-uppercase mt-1 xbg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LIMINAL Music Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53714410176824,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/4280\/2232\/files\/4988003387754_974x_c601cf3c-7ddb-4888-be3a-7d39f468b648.webp?v=1793598110","url":"https:\/\/liminalmusic.shop\/products\/akira-ishikawa-count-buffalo-okinawa-lp","provider":"LIMINAL Music Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}