WaqWaq Kingdom is a Japanese tribal bass duo, consisting of singer/songwriter Kiki Hitomi (also in King Midas Sound) & Shigeru Ishihara (also bassist for Seefeel). Both are originally from Japan,but met while they lived in the U.K. for over a decade. They are now based in Leipzig / Berlin.
Their genre-bending sound is like a psychedelic stew melding Japanese traditional style Minyo with Jamaican dancehall & spicing it all with Dub, techno, tribal polyrhythms, & Super Nintendo soundtracks. The lyrics & visuals draw deeply upon ancient Shinto mythology & Japanese "Matsuri" festivals. WaqWaq Kingdom's hypnotic shamanic live performances are an intense time warp experience that connect their animistic roots with the latest in urban night life.
I Would Like to Let You Go
Blow it Up
Oh it's Good
Koko Says
Love Game
WaqWaq Dream
Step into a World
Bird
Weirder & weirder,
NØ
Shinsekai
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Sounds like a winner! Thanks NØ!!!
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ReplyDeleteThanks NØ for this turn toward the weird! I'm a big fan of shamanic animistic hypnotic Japanese music. I saw The Wind Travelling Band when they toured with Carlos Nakai back in '93 or so and it was indeed spellbinding and hypnotic.
ReplyDeleteIf you like shamanic animistic hypnotic Japanese music, then I'm pretty sure you'll like this. Thanks, my friend. Hope you're having a great autumn.
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