About this episode
The episode explores Sandra Alexandra's 1970 R&B album featuring Japanese pop songs and its cultural significance.
El 1970, la cantant de R&B Sandra Alexandra va gravar una selecció de temes de pop japonès de l'era Shawa, en un exercici d'interculturalitat genial. En prenem exemple i fem un "Watusi" que viatja del Japó a Dinamarca, passant pel Brasil. 01 Mika Shinno - "Kaimono bugī" 02 Mika Shinno - "Rappa to musume" 03 Yoshida Hideko - "Shanghai Lil" 04 Nobuo Hara & Hozan Yamamoto - "Tabaruzaka" 05 Sahib Shihab - "Not yet" 06 Snorre Kirk - "Honey" 07 Joe Webb - "One mint julep" 08 Marcos Valle - "Novo acorde" 09 Nara - "María Moita" 10 Big Lazy - "Bluish" 11 Connie Kim - "Ly Luân tihn yèu" 12 Tonpei Hidari - "Hey you blues" 13 Hibari Misora - "Alba porpora" 14 Sandra Alexandra - "Ningyo no le" 15 Herbie Mann & Cissy Houston - "Cajun moon"
People in this episode
Host: Catalunya Ràdio
Topics covered
- R&B
- Japanese pop
- intercultural music
- music history
- global music influences
Keywords
- Sandra Alexandra
- R&B
- Japanese pop
- music
- interculturality
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Kaimono bugī, Rappa to musume, Shanghai Lil, Tabaruzaka, Not yet, Honey, One mint julep, Novo acorde, María Moita, Bluish
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