MINYO CRUSSADERS (JAP)
Minyo Crussaders reinventan las canciones tradicionales japonesas (Minyo), mezclándolas con ritmos, latinos, africanos y caribeños. Los imaginativos arreglos de esta banda formada por 10 músicos se reflejan en su 1er álbum, Echoes of Japan, publicado en Abril de 2019 el cual han empezado a presentar a través del globo ganando fans y críticas como:
Ry Cooder: “The best band i have Heard in many years”
Gilles Peterson: “Fascinating… love this. Thoroughly recommended”
Daniel Haaksman: "The freshest music from Japan since ages”
Frente Cumbiero: “Enchanting and unexpected. VIVA MINYO CRUSADERS!"
DJ Red Rack Em: “This is badass”
The Guardian: “Delightfully quirky album of folk songs reimagined from Afrobeat to reggae”
The Observer: “The focus is on great grooves and fine playing. A band to seek out.”
The Times: “Minyo Crusaders sound like nothing else lurking on your Spotify playlist”