Minyo Crusaders - Echoes Of Japan BROADCAST After putting down the saxophone

After putting down the saxophone

 “ The New York Times

It wasn’t until AM that they created a sound so assured and so spellbinding

and a brief cameo from Henry Darger's Vivian Girls

spinning 45s from their own eclectic and growing collections

Minyo Crusaders - Echoes Of Japan BROADCAST After putting down the saxophoneMinyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min'y) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms on their debut album Echoes of Japan. Recent releases from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Midori Takada have re ignited global interest in Japanese music and with Ry Cooder, Mario Galeano (Ondatrpica Frente Cumbeiro) and Clap! Clap! already fans of the ten piece, Echoes of Japan marks the arrival of a big band like no other, where