TOKYO (AP) — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 ...

King Midas Sound’s Kiki Hitomi blends Jamaican reggae with Japanese enka on her genre-twisting debut solo album Karma No Kusari. Laurent Fintoni takes a closer look at the roots and influences behind ...

The musical seeds that reggae legend Bob Marley planted in Japan almost four decades ago are sprouting in the form of “Reggae Loves Romance Vol. 2,” a collection of tunes from VP Records is ...

In 2001, longtime hardcore reggae fan Hidetsugo Haji faced a dilemma. He wanted to be a part of the “real thing,” but he lived in Japan, which lacked some basic pieces: a ghetto, for example, and the ...

Reissue label Time Capsule is lining up the release of a compilation featuring Japanese reggae produced in the ’70s and ’80s. The record, titled Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985, "captures the moment J-reggae ...

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The number 60 has special meaning in Japan. It is known as Kanreki, and people who reach that age are said to experience a rebirth. Jamaica and Japan marked 60 years of diplomatic relations this year, ...

TOKYOTOKYO — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 ...

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A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit ...

I remember when I was 15 and these models would be in the stores, customers would toy with them a lot. At the time I thought they were just that - TOYS for hobbyists. They ain't Minimoogs, Roland ...