MIBU KOGAWA - Mibu

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: PLP-7520
Barcode: 4995879075203
Release Date: 21 Mar 2025
Genre: Japanese Folk

A1 Chibukisetsu Shinkei Yume Wasan
A2 Ranchi jongara bushi
A3 Abba of Sadness
B1 Sakujisan
B2 Sand Mountain Festival
B3 Tsugaru nensho bushi
B4 Ranjyune Neptabuta-bushi

Japanese folk singer in 1970s
First time reissued on vinyl
Come with a booklet and Japanese Obi-strip

The Tsugaru region, where legendary Japanese folk singers, Kazuki Tomokawa, Kan Mikami, and Mibu Kogawa were born, is located at the northernmost tip of Japan mainland, far removed from urban culture. The unique sensibility nurtured in this land-shaped by the bitterly cold, long winters that seem to cut through the body, as well as by an atmosphere imbued with shamanistic traditions manifests in songs that are almost like incantations.
These songs possess an intensity that distinctly separates them from conventional folk music.

This album, originally released in 1978, was largely forgotten by the public for over 30 years. However, in 2012, it was reissued on CD by P-VINE, and now, it is finally being re-released on vinyl. P-VINE is truly delighted to offer music fans around the world the opportunity to discover this one and only album left behind by the indigenous outsider singer.

Though the album=E2=80=99s notes are written entirely in Japanese, it comes with a 20-page booklet providing an in-depth explanation of both Tsugaru and Furukawa=E2=80=99s music and background.

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