







日本民謡珍道中-TOUR OF JAPAN - MINYO CUSADERS
Tracklist LP
A1 - Hiroshima Kiyari Ondo (5:26) A2 - Nanbu Tawaratsumi Uta (5:19) A3 - Haiya Bushi (5:59) A4 - Sado Okesa (6:35)
B1 - Kaigara Bushi (5:26) B2 - Tairyo Utaikomi (5:36) B3 - Kiso Bushi (5:35) B4 - Soran Bushi (5:12)





Tracklist CD
1.佐渡おけさ(新潟県)Sado Okesa 2.広島木遣り音頭(広島県)Hiroshima Kiyari Ondo
3.ハイヤ節(熊本県、鹿児島県)Haiya Bushi 4.南部俵積み唄(青森県)Nanbu Tawarazumi Uta
5.大漁唄い込み(宮城県)Tairyo Utaikomi 6.木曽節(長野県)Kiso Bushi 7.貝殻節(鳥取県)Kaigara Bushi
8.金毘羅船々(香川県)Konpira Fune Fune 9.ソーラン節(北海道)Souran Bushi
民謡クルセイダーズ MINYO CRUSADERS New Album " 日本民謡珍道中 Tour Of Japan" Trailer
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MINYO
CRUSADERS

Yoi Yoi!
Yōkosoようこそ (welcome)
We are Minyo Crusaders!
We sing historic Japanese folk songs (min'yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms.
Originally sung hundreds of years ago by working-class Japanese people such as fishermen, coal miners and sumo wrestlers[HA1] , these min'yō songs are now forgotten in Japan – yet we want to make them popular again.
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Biography
“Minyo Crusaders played with such verve and good cheer that most of the Jazz Café was dancing by the first song… a concert quite like any other” ★★★★ The Times
“For Japanese people, min'yō is both the closest, and most distant, folk music” explains band-leader Katsumi Tanaka: “We may not feel it in our daily, urban lives, yet the melodies, the style of singing and the rhythm of the taiko drums are engrained in our DNA”.
Initially indifferent to min'yō, a tragic event in recent Japanese history set Tanaka on his current path: “Following the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, I reflected on my life, work and identity. A fan of world music, I began searching for Japanese roots music I could identify with. Discovering mid-late 20th century acts Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri and the Tokyo Cuban Boys, I was captivated by their eccentric arrangements and how they mixed min'yō with Latin and jazz.” Lead singer Freddie fell for min'yō after hearing a song from his hometown on a TV competition whilst in a restaurant. It was a revelation – until then he had been an aspiring jazz singer yet was uncomfortable singing in English. The restaurateur told him a min'yō teacher was his neighbour and the two connected. Tanaka and Freddie formed Minyo Crusaders in 2011 in Fussa, a city where the US military Yokota Air Base is located in western Tokyo.
Recruiting other local musicians versed in Afro and Latin rhythms they began hosting jam sessions in the “Banana House”, a building that was previously part of the US military air base and that used to house US soldiers. Following various member changes the band recorded their debut album for P-Vine records in 2016. Released in 2017 it received huge acclaim in Japan and was picked up for an international release by Mais Um in 2019. A debut European tour followed that autumn 2019 that included festivals Trans Musicales, Le Guess Who, Oslo World Music and Überjazz, with shows following at WOMADelaide and WOMAD New Zealand in 2020.

DISCOGRAPHY
MINYO CUMBIERO 「FROM TOKYO TO BOGOTA」
2020 P-VINE RECORDS (JP)
2020 MAIS UM (UK)
ECHOES OF JAPAN
2017 P-VINE RECORDS (JP)
2019 MAIS UM DISCOS (UK)
TANKO BUSHI + CLAP! CLAP! REMIX
2018 P-VINE RECORDS (JP)
IT DON'T MINYO A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT BU-SHI)
2016 DEMO CD
KUSHIMOTO BUSHI
2015 EAT RECORDS (JP)
HONEN BUSHI (CHITOSE HAJIME FEATURING MINYO CRUSADERS) + DORIAN CONCEPT REMIX
2019 AUGUSTA RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC
ARA MITETANONENE
2020 NIPPON COLUMBIA (JP)
NOVA AUTOUR DU MONDE
2019 NOVA RECORDS (FR)
"RELAXIN' WITH JAPANESE LOVERS VOLUME 7”
2018 SMAR (JP)
LIVE INFO
4/26 大宮OttO
https://note.com/otto_extended/n/n25b5b7042825
※映画ブリング・ミンヨー・バック!&ミニLIVE
4/27 豊島屋フェスタ
http://toshimayasyuzou.co.jp/
4/29 逗子海岸映画祭
https://zushifilm.com/2025/d_plans/0429/
※映画ブリング・ミンヨー・バック!&ミニLIVE
5/3 笠間の陶炎祭(ひまつり)
https://www.himatsuri.net/archives/1227/
5/6 福生Chicken Shack
https://www.phussa.net/
5/11 山鳴りFESTIVAL2025
https://www.instagram.com/yamanarifes/?hl=ja

VIDEOS

Minyo Crusaders/民謡クルセイダーズ - Kaigara Bushi/貝殻節 (Official Music Video)
Limited release in Japan
Minyo Crusaders - Soran Bushi (Official Music Video) Limited release in Japan
Minyo Crusaders - Kiso Bushi (Official Lyric Video) Limited release in Japan
Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (2021)
Live at Le Guess Who? (2019)
Minyo Crusaders - Tanko Bushi. A Take Away Show for
La Blogothèque. Images/mix by Vincent Moon, audio by Priscilla Telmon (2019)
Live at Helios, Japan. Broadcast by WorldwideFM (2020)
Frente Cumbiero + Minyo Crusaders present Minyo Cumbiero - Cumbia del Monte Fuji (promo video) 2019
Minyo Crusaders - Tanko Bushi (promo video) 2019

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"YOI YOI" Tee Shirt
"The Minyo is back in town"
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