Reggae Inspired Japanese City Pop

Welcome to the second season of the Coffee Break Sessions! In this episode, I'm playing some tunes from the city pop albums that I collected. But as a twist, I selected the reggae-inspired songs for this episode. Japan's initial fascination with reggae is thought to have been sparked when Bob Marley and The Wailers toured the country in 1979. Over time it has evolved from the influence of Jamaican reggae on Japanese music to the establishment of a homegrown scene. There are now thought to be over 300 reggae groups or sound systems in Japan. When Jamaican singer Bob Marley visited Japan on holiday that reggae would gain momentum. Marley wanted to attend a concert by the Flower Travellin Band and when looking for information, he met famed Japanese percussionist "Pecker" who informed him that the group had already disbanded. The two became good friends, and Pecker suggested to Marley a collaboration between acclaimed Japanese and Jamaican artists. This suggestion resulted in the albums Pecker Power, and Instant Rasta being recorded in Jamaica at "Channel One" and "Tuff Gong Studio" in 1980. The albums featured Japanese artists Minako Yoshida (吉田美奈子), Ryuuichi Sakamoto (坂本龍一), Naoya Matsuoka (松岡直也), Shigeharu Mukai (向井滋春), and Akira Sakata (坂田明), alongside Jamaican artists Augustus Pablo, Sly & Robbie, The Wailers, Rico Rodriguez, Carlton Barrett and Marcia Griffiths. These two albums influenced both Japanese and Jamaican artists, and are regarded as spreading reggae to Japan. (Wikipedia) ----------- Did you know that we go live on Twitch every Monday, Wednesday and Friday? https://www.twitch.tv/myanalogjournal_ ----------- Check the new Analog Journal Merch! https://www.myanalogjournal.co.uk/maj-merch To support this channel, you can visit our Patreon page and make a small donation! https://www.patreon.com/myanalogjournal I love to make more videos and make them regularly. By supporting me on Patreon, you'll help me to keep creating new and awesome content. In return, as soon as you become a patron you'll be taken to a page with links for Patreon-exclusive content: Early release for every single episode, exclusive Spotify and Youtube playlists only for Patreon supporters, a link that shows every single record that I own, a link to my Discogs want list, an updated list that shows the titles of future episodes, My Analog Journal merch discount codes and limited edition items only for Patreon supporters and much more! ------------ Find My Analog Journal: https://www.twitch.tv/myanalogjournal_ https://soundcloud.com/myanalogjournal https://instagram.com/myanalogjournal https://instagram.com/terlat https://www.facebook.com/myanalogjournal https://open.spotify.com/user/11122876409?si=9o-GsLQjRryPP0F7JIeBSQ ------------ * All materials presented on this channel are copyrighted by their respective copyright owners and are subject to use for informational purposes only. * As a copyright owner, if you don't approve your music material to be presented on this channel or would like any additional info to be published, please contact me via my Youtube channel and I'll remove it immediately. ------------ Turntables: Technics SL-1210 mk2 Cartridges: Audio Technica AT-XP7/H Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M60x Mixer: Condesa Carmen V Cameras: - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6k - Panasonic GH4 (Top Angle)