J-Pop
by
Robert Michael Poole
English jazz musician Kenny Ball, renowned in Japan for giving a name to the only Japanese song ever to top the U.S. charts, died yesterday. He was 82.Ball was active as a bandleader and performer until just shortly before his death, having turned...
by
Robert Michael Poole
In a Japanese music scene finely tuned and controlled by giant management agencies, creative artists are few and far between. Ayako Mori, better known as Salyu, has earned a reputation as one of Japan's most enigmatic and mysterious singers, having used...






