Takuro Okada * Konoma [New LP] Punk Prélude A L'imitation de Froberger

Prélude A L'imitation de Froberger

and survival in a broken world

was praised as a groundbreaking collection of covers ahead of it's time

Make Me A Martyr

I wanted to push myself in a slightly new direction - more into the land of disco and a four to the floor sound

Takuro Okada * Konoma [New LP] Punk Prélude A L'imitation de FrobergerFor 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