ASAKUSA JINTA

I know these guys.. I met them at Japan Nite a few years back and got to chat with MieKachint
shes very fun to talk to and enjoyed her USA visit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elMlmNYgJ4Y

ASAKUSA JINTA Members :
Oshow: Vocals & Double Bass
Shinya: Guitars
MieKachint: Soprano & Alto Saxophone
B-Ken: Euphonium & Tuba
Seasir: Trumpet
Kaname: Drums



ASAKUSA JINTA is a hard marching band from Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan; they call themselves Asianican Hard Marching Band. Their music style is a mixture of Rockabilly, uptempo country, punk and Japanese Eenka and Kayokyoku from the 1930's. Their base is Asakusa, Tokyo's old downtown, an area reminiscent of traditional Japan. They love this town and people who live there love the band as they are known as a marching band playing on the shopping streets or for weeklong parades. Asakusa Jinta's music theme is joy and sorrow of life and "Giri and Ninjo", the spirit of traditional Japanese emotions such as sympathy, compassion, love and friendship.They are playing a style of music from the 1930s - actually it's more like a '30s brass band that plays in many different styles. Some songs are like uptempo country or rockabilly, but most of it is just frenetic klesmer. Just saxophones, trumpet and euphonium all playing lightning fast happy melodies while stand-up bass and drums and tubas throw down polka-style rhythms. The Hawaiian shirts and vaguely lounge-lizard outfits adds the finishing touch to this eccentric band.