Takuro Okada * Konoma [New LP] 2LP Isabella Part II

Isabella Part II

The album is once again produced and mixed by Peter MÃ¥nsson

LOLA'S THEME

a salsa cover of Mario Biondi's hit 'This Is What You Are' by CENTRAL

Breakers Roar

Takuro Okada * Konoma [New LP] 2LP Isabella Part IIFor years, Takuro Okada has carried a quiet question: how can a Japanese musician honor the music of African Americans without simply borrowing it? That search shapes his new album Konoma, a work guided by the idea of "Afro Mingei." The Tokyo guitarist, producer, and bandleader has lived inside this tension since childhood, drawn to blues, jazz, and funk records that nourished him, yet hesitant in the face of the histories they hold. The concept of