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We take a Roadtrip to Tokyo in the company of DJ and journalist Peter Barakan - he'll be giving us a flavour of where traditional Japanese roots music meets the alternative fringe across Japan.

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11 minutes

Music Played

  • Kubota Makoto

    Phunki Awa

    • ZOMEKI VOL. 5.
    • FAR SIDE MUSIC.
  • Yonashiro Miwa

    Bangamuri

    • MYAHK SONG BOOK 'LONGING'.
    • ELSUR RECORDS..
  • Min'yo Crusaders

    Aizu Bandai-san

    • ECHOES OF JAPAN.
    • MARATHON MEDIA INTERNATIONAL..

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