岡田拓郎 Takuro Okada - Konoma Artist_American Football along with Jun Fukamachi on

along with Jun Fukamachi on keyboards and Tsunehide Matsuki on guitar

and pressed in Japan from Sony DADC Japan

this was the album that opened the doors to a much bigger audience

As Moten puts it

MODESELEKTOR took a needed break

岡田拓郎 Takuro Okada - Konoma Artist_American Football along with Jun Fukamachi onFor years, Takuro Okada has carried a quiet question: how can a Japanese musician honor the music of African Americans without simply borrowing it? That search shapes his new album Konoma, a work guided by the idea of Afro Mingei. The Tokyo guitarist, producer, and bandleader has lived inside this tension since childhood, drawn to blues, jazz, and funk records that nourished him, yet hesitant in the face of the histories they hold. The concept of Afro