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Art Blakey in Japan – 1961 ‘Lost’ Recordings Re-Issued!
Previously unreleased live album that includes the first tour of Japan in 1961 by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers! This was a historic performance for Japan, recorded for the documentary film “Kuroi Sakuretsu” but due to rights issues it was never released and the film was...
One Box Record Fair, Sun Dec. 5th at DownBeat in Yokohama
The long running One Box Record Fair makes its first journey down to the historic Noge neighborhood of Yokohama, with the latest edition Sunday Dec. 5th at DownBeat, one of Japan’s greatest jazz kissaten. There will be several dealers each with a box of vinyl for sale,...
New Remix Single from DJ Otsuka out 11/27
日本のジャズミュージシャンとのプロジェクトRM jazz legacyや、コンピのシリーズを展開していた Key of Life＋レーベル3年ぶりのニューリリースが決定します！ RM jazz legacyで、抜擢しました、セネガルのジェンベ奏者で現地でも有名な伝統音楽家、 オマール・ゲンデファルとのパーカショントラックで、私が初のリミックスワークとして仕上げたナンバーになります。 同時発売されるオマールのソロアルバムからのオリジナルをリミックスした限定シングルカットで 11/27に開催される「レコードの日」のタイトルとして、7インチ としてリリースいたします。 ぜひご紹介頂けたら幸いです! DJ Otsuka https://diskunion.net/portal/ct/list/0/0/78028 ‘Mama Africa’ from percussionist and band leader Omar Gaindefall is on his latest solo album Dakar/Tokyo. Omar is from Senegal but has been settled here in Japan for many years...
Tokyo Crossover Jazz Festival 2021
DJ, club owner and producer Shuya Okino started the Tokyo Crossover Jazz Festival way back in 2003 as an event literally ‘crossing over’ all the genres of Black American Music, including not only jazz but also funk, soul, hip-hop, disco and house. Held intermittently over the years,...
More Music Documentaries!
At the Bunkamura Le Cinema in Shibuya through this Thursday 11/11 are two remarkable music documentaries that any music fan should not miss.
Lee Morgan – ‘The Complete Live At The Lighthouse’
This is the big one, maybe the best box set to come out in years in any genre. A truly gorgeous overall package with extensive liner notes, photos and interviews, this 8-CD set presents the complete four nights of performances by trumpeter Lee Morgan and his quintet...
Billy Harper / Antibes ’75 (2021）
SAM RECORDS, a French label based in Paris that launched in 2011, has put out a previously unreleased Billy Harper live recording! Recorded on Black Saint in July 1975 at the Antibes Jazz Festival, it was carefully remastered from the master tapes. Includes a live version of...
Music Documentaries!
Through the end of this week, local broadcaster Peter Barakan’s curated film festival is on at the Kadokawa Cinema in Yurakucho. It will feature some classic and brand new music documentaries, including the very hard to find Our Latin Thing and The Jazz Loft.
Suga Dairo Trio
Recently I wrote the liner notes for a live recording made at the Shinjuku Pit Inn by the Suga Dairo Trio. Suga is a freestyle pianist influenced by Yamashita Yosuke, and his recent recordings are all wonderful, so I want to introduce this album from two years...
Randy Weston Melba Liston / Volcano Blues
Band leader and pianist Randy Weston was a genius who fused West African traditional music with modern jazz. For several years, his music was arranged and directed by female trombone player Melba Liston. Volcano Blues is a magnificent work with a large any horn section and percussion,...
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The Digest returns after a long break with Episode 4! Mr. OK Jazz and DJ Otsuka introduce selections from five more mixes first shared on K.O.L. in 2020. These songs were introduced on mixes by Daisuke Hisatome, Plainstone, DJ JazzySad in Serbia, John Potter in Okinawa, and Ken Hidaka.
This program is presented in English and Japanese at kol-radio.com
この番組は英語と日本語で提供します。
Daisuke Hisatome Brazilian 7inch Mix – Doris Monteiro “E Isso Ai”
Plainstone Hawaiian Mix – Dick Jensen “Hands”
DJ Jazzy Sad Balkan Mix – King Ferus Mustafov “Kavadarsko Tesko Oro”, Trajko Ajdarevic Tahir “Geljum caja te mangav”
John Potter Roots Music Mix – Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn “The Roving Cowboy/Avarguli”
Ken Hidaka Japanese Ambient, Environmental,New Age Mix – Masahiro Sugaya “Until The End Of The World”
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OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!
ブラジル、ロシア、フランスの新曲、Otis Reddingの珠玉のソウル、沖縄民謡、コンゴルンバ、フュージョンクラシックスなど2022も世界中の多彩な選曲でスタートです！！
Pointer Sisters – ‘Yes We Can Can’ (USA)
Juçara Marçal – ‘Sem Cais’, album Delta Estácio Blues (Brazil)
Franco & Le T.P. O.K, Jazz – ‘Liberte’, album 20e Anniversaire 1956-1976 (Congo)
Stuff – (Do You) Want Some Of This, album Stuff (USA)
Baeshi Bang – ‘Goodbye’, album Baeshi Bang (France/Korea)
Otis Redding – ‘I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)’ (USA)
Chip Wickham – ‘Tokyo Slow-Mo’, album La Sombra (UK)
Buddy Terry – ‘Quiet Afternoon’, album Mainstream Funk (USA)
Ilugdin Trio – ‘P.S.’, album My Story (Russia)
Rinsho Kadekaru – ‘時代の流れ(Jidai no Nagare)’ (Okinawa)
Peter Knight & Australian Art Orchestra – ‘The Plains Pt. 3’, album Crossed & Recrossed (Australia)
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・・・
🎍あけましておめでとうございます🎍
年初めは、こちら🌅
Kyoto Jazz Massiveリリースで多忙を極める沖野修也さん沖野好洋さんのVINYL play、そして昨年Key of Life+で2度ご一緒させていただいた DJ Kawasakiさんのplayも必見！
なんと...お年玉が1000円ついてきます♪
1000円割引券というスーパー贅沢な日❣️
1/22sat は、bar stereoのレジデントKey of Life+ がありますので合わせてお使いいただけます😉
新春に相応しい貴重な1日🎶
ぜひご一緒しましょう❣️
2022 / 1 / 9 (sun) 祝前日
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Takadanobaba Crossover Vinyl Session
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OPEN 17:00 - 0:00
CHARGE 2500yen (お年玉🧧つき)
DRINK ALL 500yen
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Happy New Year from K.O.L. Radio! @kolradio1
20 DJ mixes from around the globe this year, with plenty more to come in 2022!
K.O.L.Radio は2020年以来たくさんのミュージックセレクターに集まっていただき2021年は7カ国から多彩なジャンルの音楽を発信することができました。
プロフィールのリンクから世界のMAPで検索することができます！
それぞれのセレクターの愛が溢れるセレクションから音楽の魅力がリアルに伝わってきます。
@kolradio1 のリンクから深い音楽の世界を旅してください。
2022も良い年になりますように。
#kolradio #japan #music #onlineradio #djmix #records #vinyl #vinylcollection #dj #radio #worldmusic #jazz #soul #funk #reggae #soukous #hiphop #okinawa
K.O.L.Radio 今年もありがとうございました！たくさんのミュージックセレクターに集まっていただき、7ヶ国に渡る様々な国から多彩なジャンルの音楽を紹介しています。
プロフィールのリンクから世界のMAPで検索することができます！
それぞれのセレクターの愛が溢れるセレクションはサブスクリプションのプレイリストよりもはるかに意味があり、作り手の音楽の愛や力が伝わるものだと私たちは思っています。
ぜひ、ホームページから気軽にアクセスして、深く愛に溢れた音楽の世界を旅してください。
2022も良い年になりますように。
#kolradio
Dec.Blog →→→
1961 ‘Lost’ Recordings Re-Issued!
This is a review in Japanese and English.
日本語と英語でのレビューです。
https://kol-radio.com/blog/art-blakey-in-japan-1961-lost-recordings-re-issued/
New mix is now up!!
ポルトガルのポルトから🇵🇹
@_helenaguedes_
DJヘレナ・グエデスさんの素晴らしいmixをご紹介します❣️
ヘレナさんはポルトガルのラジオや数々のイベントで活躍しているDJでジャズ、ファンク、ソウルなどの豊富なレコードコレクションで知られています🎧
今回は極上のSOUL mix!
スローでメロウなソウルを中心にセレクト。2000年代に再発されたファンクバンドL.A.Carnivalや、ミネアポリスのソウルバンド、Haze、日本ではBuddha Brandのサンプリングソースとして有名な、King James Versionの I'll Still Love You などレアでメロウな18曲！
年末年始にゆったりと聴きたい極上SOUL mixです！
Thank you❣️
@_helenaguedes_ ❣️
1. Aged In Harmony – Trust In Me
2. L.A. Carnival – Can You Hum A Tune
3. Bobby Wilson – When I Don’t See A Smile On Your Face
4. Sweet Mixture – I Love You
5. Ester Byrde – Touch Me Take Me
6. Chicago Gangsters – I Choose You
7. Maxayn - Beloved
8. Brainstory – Thank You
9. Family Circle – It Doesn’t Make Sense
10. Cloé Martin – Life Race
11. Rochelle Rabouin – Keep This In Mind
12. Haze – I Do Love My Lady
13. Gold – You Are So Wonderful
14. Black Ivory – Love Won’t You Stay
15. Family Connection - Lost Her Love
1. Aged In Harmony – Trust In Me
2. L.A. Carnival – Can You Hum A Tune
3. Bobby Wilson – When I Don’t See A Smile On Your Face
4. Sweet Mixture – I Love You
5. Ester Byrde – Touch Me Take Me
6. Chicago Gangsters – I Choose You
7. Maxayn - Beloved
8. Brainstory – Thank You
9. Family Circle – It Doesn’t Make Sense
10. Cloé Martin – Life Race
11. Rochelle Rabouin – Keep This In Mind
12. Haze – I Do Love My Lady
13. Gold – You Are So Wonderful
14. Black Ivory – Love Won’t You Stay
15. Family Connection - Lost Her Love
16. Gary Davis – The Time For Love Is Now
17. King James Version – I’ll Still Love You
18. Elements of Peace – Together Pt. 1
#kolradio
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Last mix of the year now online at KOL-radio.com, 18 rare, mellow soul cuts from the amazing DJ Helena Guedes! @_helenaguedes_
1. Aged In Harmony – Trust In Me
2. L.A. Carnival – Can You Hum A Tune
3. Bobby Wilson – When I Don’t See A Smile On Your Face
4. Sweet Mixture – I Love You
5. Ester Byrde – Touch Me Take Me
6. Chicago Gangsters – I Choose You
7. Maxayn - Beloved
8. Brainstory – Thank You
9. Family Circle – It Doesn’t Make Sense
10. Cloé Martin – Life Race
11. Rochelle Rabouin – Keep This In Mind
12. Haze – I Do Love My Lady
13. Gold – You Are So Wonderful
14. Black Ivory – Love Won’t You Stay
15. Family Connection - Lost Her Love
16. Gary Davis – The Time For Love Is Now
17. King James Version – I’ll Still Love You
18. Elements of Peace – Together Pt. 1 #kolradio #soul #soulmusic #djmix #vinyl #vinylcollection
12/29 渋谷Li-Po @madamlipo
"OK Jazz Lounge " DJ @mrokjazztokyo
〜OK Jazz Podcast 2021Best episode SPECIAL〜
1900start
1000yen
1900-2030 で過去のvinyl中心に2030-2200 では最近のおすすめニューリリースをプレイします!
ぜひお立ち寄りください！
@LiPo_Shibuya
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#liposhibuya
#okjazzpodcast
New mix is now up!!
音楽学者で作家のジョン・ポッターさんが沖縄音楽の歴史を作った偉大なアーティストの楽曲を中心にセレクトしてくれました。伝統的な沖縄の歌やアメリカ音楽に影響を受けた楽曲など幅広い沖縄のルーツ音楽が楽しめます。
1940年代後半から自身のレーベル「マルフク」からのリリースで活躍する普久原 朝喜、三線の速弾きで知られる登川 誠仁、そして沖縄音楽を代表する4人の伝統歌手、嘉手苅林昌、喜納 昌永、山里ユキ、大城美佐子の代表曲、さらにラップ調の沖縄のナンバーなど幅広いジャンルを取り込んできた沖縄の歴史を感じ取れる貴重な録音が集結しています。
Playlist with artists and song titles:
1. Choki Fukuhara ‘Yutakara Bushi’
2. Misako Oshiro ‘Kataumui’
3. Rinsho Kadekaru with Shuei Kohama ‘Tomaitakahashi Bushi~Umi Chinbora Bushi’
4. Koutoku Tsuha ‘Nanyo Hamachidori Bushi’
5. Yuki Yamazato ‘Motobu Nakuni~Kaisare’
6. Shouei Kina ‘Kayoibune’
7. Hiromi Shiroma ‘Chibumi’
8. Seijin Noborikawa ‘Hiyamikachi Bushi’
9. Rinsuke Teruya ‘Nenju Gyoji Kuduchi’
10. Yuki Yamazato with Shouei Kina, Teihan China, Tsuneo Fukuhara ‘Kui nu Hana’
11. Rinsho Kadekaru ‘Jidai no Nagare’
12. Hoptones ‘Hei Niseta’
13. Misako Oshiro ‘Sagichijuya’
14. Shouei Kina ‘Sah Sah Bushi’
15. Minoru Kinjo & Yuki Yamazato ‘Boshi Kuma’
16. Teihan China ‘Nageki no Ume’
17. Four Sisters ‘Shimajimakaisha’
18. Shotoku Yamauchi ‘Nakunigwa~Timatu
19. Kame Itokazu ‘Amisuku Bushi’
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New mix up at KOL-radio.com from John Potter, Okinawa Classics!
1. Choki Fukuhara ‘Yutakara Bushi’
2. Misako Oshiro ‘Kataumui’
3. Rinsho Kadekaru with Shuei Kohama ‘Tomaitakahashi Bushi~Umi Chinbora Bushi’
4. Koutoku Tsuha ‘Nanyo Hamachidori Bushi’
5. Yuki Yamazato ‘Motobu Nakuni~Kaisare’
6. Shouei Kina ‘Kayoibune’
7. Hiromi Shiroma ‘Chibumi’
8. Seijin Noborikawa ‘Hiyamikachi Bushi’
9. Rinsuke Teruya ‘Nenju Gyoji Kuduchi’
10. Yuki Yamazato with Shouei Kina, Teihan China, Tsuneo Fukuhara ‘Kui nu Hana’
11. Rinsho Kadekaru ‘Jidai no Nagare’
12. Hoptones ‘Hei Niseta’
13. Misako Oshiro ‘Sagichijuya’
14. Shouei Kina ‘Sah Sah Bushi’
15. Minoru Kinjo & Yuki Yamazato ‘Boshi Kuma’
16. Teihan China ‘Nageki no Ume’
17. Four Sisters ‘Shimajimakaisha’
18. Shotoku Yamauchi ‘Nakunigwa~Timatu
19. Kame Itokazu ‘Amisuku Bushi’
#okinawa #沖縄 #japan #worldmusic #music #islandmusic #vinyl #vinylcollection #kolradio
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🆕digest🎶→広島DJ/オーガナイザーDaisukeHisatome's7inch Brazil Mix, 日本コレクターPlainStone'sHawaii Mix, 沖縄ジャーナリストJohn Potter 'sRootsMusicMix,セルビアのプロデューサーDJ jazzysad'sバルカンMix, 日本と海外レーベルを繋ぐコーディネーターKen Hidaka'sJapanese Ambient Mix
K.O.L. Digest Episode #4 is now online! Presented in English & Japanese この番組は英語と日本語で提供します @djotsuka @MrOKJazzTokyo
K.O.L. Radio - Digest #4 | K.O.L. Radio
The Digest returns after a long break with Episode 4! Mr. OK Jazz and DJ Otsuka introduce selections from five ...
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