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The Osaka MC's consisted of pioneers MC Dekishi, MC Duff and MC Tacquilacci. MC Dekishi released the first ever Japanese grime mixtape in 2009, titled "Grime City Volume 1". Osaka MC's are known for rapping extremely fast. Another scene sprung up in the Tokyo region of
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festival dances is typically an ondo. A bushi ("melody" or "rhythm") is a song with a distinctive melody. The word is rarely used on its own, but is usually prefixed by a term referring to occupation, location, personal name or the like. Bon uta are songs for
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was released and although it reached number 48 on the Oricon album chart, it exceeded 100,000 in sales, the first time for any Japanese metal band. Their albums charted regularly in the top ten until the mid-1990s. In April 1989, X Japan's second album
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influences followed, but the instrument and its music remained uniquely Japanese. Taiko drums during this period were used during battle to intimidate the enemy and to communicate commands. Taiko continue to be used in the religious music of
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Around the same time as FEN's broadcasts, jazz experienced a resurgence in popularity in Japan. It first became popular here during the late 1920s and '30s, but was banned during World War II, along with other non-German music from the
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became one of the most popular Western musicians in Japan. Late 1960s, Group Sounds bands such as The Tempters, the Tigers, the Golden Cups, the Spiders, the Jaguars, the Ox, the Village Singers, the Carnabeats, the Wild Ones,
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are considered a separate music genre. While musicians and bands from all genres have recorded for Japanese television and film, several artists and groups have spent most of their careers performing theme songs and composing
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Hip-hop came in the late 1980s and continues to thrive. This was mainly due to the music world's belief that "Japanese sentences were not capable of forming the rhyming effect that was contained in American rappers' songs."
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in the late 19th century, leaders hired singers to sell copies of songs that aired their messages, since the leaders themselves were usually prohibited from speaking in public. A distinctively Japanese form of
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Condry, Ian. "A History of Japanese Hip-Hop: Street Dance, Club Scene, Pop Market." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA, 237, Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2001.
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bands formed in the wake of the American and European wave, but did not get any bigger exposure until the 1990s, and the genre took underground form in Japan. The first
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have seen a smaller drop, with average sales of 500,000 to 700,000 copies for their recent singles, making them the most trending Japanese idol groups of the 2020s.
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drummer, Oguchi incorporated his musical background into large ensembles of his design. His energetic style made his group popular throughout Japan, and made the
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Kenji Sawada and Kenichi Hagiwara started their solo career in the early 1970s along with rock bands such as the Power House, Blues Creation, and late 70s
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and other forms of music that were traditionally transmitted more informally. Today some min'yō are passed on in such pseudo-family organizations and long
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was released, reaching #3 on the Oricon album chart. Heavy metal bands reached their peak in the late 1980s and then many disbanded until the mid-1990s.
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became Japan's top selling female and solo artist, and Morning Musume remains one of the most well-known girl groups in the Japanese pop music industry.
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in 1982. In 1983, Loudness toured United States and Europe. In 1985, the first Japanese metal act was signed to a major US label. Their albums
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have emerged. Their success is sometimes termed "Idol sengoku jidai" (アイドル戦国時代; lit. Idol war age). In 2014, about 486,000 people attended
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found some success in Japan, but little recognition outside of their home country. Other notable international touring indie rock acts are
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with which to produce music. As the technology advanced, quality increased dramatically. The first game to take credit for its music was
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Cherry blossoms and rising sun: a systematic and objective analysis of gunka (Japanese war songs) in five historical periods (1868-1945)
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In the 1980s, Yutaka Ozaki was popular in young rock fans. Pop rock group such as C-C-B, Tokyo JAP, and Red Warriors gained hit songs.
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pop is a loosely defined musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. J-pop has its roots in 1960s
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system has been in effect in some forms of min'yō. This system originally developed for transmitting classical genres such as
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were popular. Many musicians of the 1970s and 80s who were known for pop music turned to techno production such as C-C-B and
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were also commercially and critically successful. This led to a second wave of Okinawan music, led by the sudden success of
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released their debut albums only around the mid eighties. The first overseas live performances were by Bow Wow in 1978 in
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was released and went to number 6, and after 108 weeks on charts sold 712,000 copies. Their third and best-selling album
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when referring to noise music made by Japanese artists. Some of the most prominent representatives of this form include
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established a strong presence in Japan, making the country one of the most important markets for this music tradition.
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featuring a cast of punk bands/musicians and also filmed videos for The Stalin. In the 1980s, hardcore bands such as
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elements. The independent scene also included a diverse number of alternative/post-punk/new wave artists such as
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listened to and performed these music activities, in their practices of enriching their lives and understanding.
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said "I hate that buy, listen, and throw away and sing at a karaoke bar mentality." Of the visual kei bands,
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was released in July 1991; it topped the charts and sold 1.11 million copies. Two number one studio albums,
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called "dodompa" emerged. Kayōkyoku became associated with traditional Japanese structures influenced by
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Martin, Ian F. (2016). Quit Your Band: Musical Notes From the Japanese Underground. Awai Books. p. 42.
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are Japanese composers who have successively developed what is now known as Japanese Classical Music.
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or Europe are available there. A number of Japanese jazz musicians, such as June (born in Japan) and
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and many others, some of which experienced national, and international success in the latest years.
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An ondo generally describes any folk song with a distinctive swing that may be heard as 2/4 time
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American jazz was banned during the war, but afterward, Japan leaped into jazz enthusiastically.
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includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in
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it was common for samurai to enjoy calligraphy, tea ceremony, poetry and music, and to study.
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and Funny Company helped define the rock sound. In the late 70s, Creation and Char performed
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was the most popular Group Sounds band in the era. Later, some of the members of the Tigers,
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typically accompany the singers. Other instruments that could accompany include a transverse
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is a significant element, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life.
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and was an important figure in the development of Western-influenced Japanese music in the
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achieved great commercial success. B'z is the #1 best selling act in Japanese music since
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Ska-punk bands of the late nineties extending in the years 2000 include Shakalabbits and
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Many of these songs include extra stress on certain syllables as well as pitched shouts (
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is a form of J-pop that originated in the 1960s, during the international popularity of
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a center for taiko music. Musical groups to arise from this wave of popularity included
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Chikyu Ongaku Library: Southern All Stars , Edited by Amuse Inc., Tokyo FM Publishing,
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started to count, followed by Mr. Children. In the 1990s, pop songs were often used in
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became the first album by a Western artist to sell over one million copies in Japanese
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opened in 2000. Though the rock scene in the 2000s was not as strong, bands such as
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organized into a guild-like association. The biwa is Japan's traditional instrument.
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Japanese rock has a vibrant underground rock scene, best known internationally for
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also gained an audience in Japan. The two best-known Japanese doom metal acts are
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UK Hip-Hop, Grime and the City: The Aesthetics and Ethics of London's Rap Scenes
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In 2004, Japanese DJ's began to play grime. In 2008 that MC's, primarily from
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composed avant-garde music, contemporary classical music, and movie scoring.
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Japanese Performing Arts special interest group, Society for Ethnomusicology
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BBC Radio 3 Audio (60 minutes): Sadao China, Yoriko Ganeko, The Rinken Band.
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Condry, Ian. "Hip-Hop Japan". Durham and London, Duke University Press, 144.
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is a British electronic genre that emerged in the early 2000s derived from
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were popular. After the boom of Group Sounds came folk singer-songwriters.
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led by Carpainter, Double Clapperz, MC ONJUICY, PAKIN and Sakana Lavenda.
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introduced Western musical instruction, Shuji Isawa compiled songs like "
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songs used for gatherings such as weddings, funerals, and festivals (
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composed electronic music-influenced soundtracks for games such as
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classical music has been performed at the Imperial court since the
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is the governing body for wind band competitions in the country.
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with Kazue Akao on vocals. In September 1989, Show-Ya's album
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bands like Murasaki, Condition Green, Bow Wow. Carol (led by
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from the main islands of Japan. In this pentatonic scale the
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