Various - Tokyo Riddim Vol. 2: Rare Japanese Reggae 1979-1986 Vinyl LP
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Various - Tokyo Riddim Vol. 2: Rare Japanese Reggae 1979-1986 Vinyl LP
Rare Japanese reggae that merged city pop with dubby lovers rock
Price $39.00
Format 1xLP
Label Time Capsule
UPC 748322322256
Color Black
Year November 8 2024
Condition
Album Facts
Rare Japanese reggae that merged city pop with dubby lovers rock
Price $39.00
Format 1xLP
Label Time Capsule
UPC 748322322256
Color Black
Year November 8 2024
Condition
Diving deeper into the story of Japanese reggae pop, Tokyo Riddim Vol. 2 explores an electronic, new wave and often experimental sound unlike anything Japan or Jamaica had ever heard before.
The first time Ryuichi Sakamoto left Japan, he did not go to the United States or Europe - he went to Jamaica. It was 1978, YMO were about to release their debut album, but Sakamoto was in Kingston, invited to play synths for Japanese idol singer Teresa Noda at Dynamic Sound Studios in a band alongside Neville Hinds and none other than Rita Marley. It’s not a story many know, but one which would spark Sakamoto’s fascination with dub and mark a new chapter in the ongoing Japanese love affair with reggae.