Minyo Crusaders - Echoes of Japan R&B “I was recently so close

“I was recently so close to childhood

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vocalist and project runner Sam Ray has been sometimes quietly and sometimes very noisily setting standards in the indie rock scene by changing genres

rehearsed and recorded intensively in Manchester - performed a memorable series of live shows (including an epic Glastonbury show)

Minyo Crusaders - Echoes of Japan R&B “I was recently so closeAvailable on 2xLP black wax It wasnt your looks that charmed me, I liked the silver accessory on your tobacco case (Lyric from Otemoyan) Minyo 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