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KARI BAND Ready to Rock First Ever Livestream

KARI BAND (BABYMETAL backing Band members Boh) japanese prog-rock // JPU Records

KARI BAND will hold their first ever livestream on 20 June 2020, and it will be open to fans outside of Japan! Joining them will be Tatsuya Nishiwaki (keyboard) and Satoshi Oka (guitar), the same line-up as their tour for latest mini album "Nimaime" in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

Tickets are available from the following website until the end of 19 June, Japan Time: https://t.livepocket.jp/e/q7-gg
Tickets are priced at ¥2,200 (around £16 / $20 USD / €18).

KARI BAND broke three years of silence with an explosion of sounds, an assortment of fantastic guest musicians from Japan, and a beautiful tribute to their late guitarist Mikio Fujioka with their latest release "Nimaime".

The band was originally formed by three session musicians who are perhaps best known internationally for being the backing band to a group that follows a certain fox deity. Their first mini album was released in the spring of 2017. In January 2018 its guitarist Mikio Fujioka suddenly passed away. A year later the remaining members, BOH on bass and Yuya Maeta on drums, restarted the project and drafted in friends and students of Mikio Fujioka to be guests on the new record. Nimaime was born.

Nimaime features guitarists Satoshi Oka, Yusuke Hiraga and ISAO, keyboardist Tatsuya Nishiwaki, violinist Soari Hoshino, pianist Ai Kuwabara, and the horn section of the band Calmera.

Read BOH and Yuya Maeta's comments on each track of the release by clicking here and scrolling to the end of the page.


KARI BAND with Friends Live at Streaming 2CD album
KARI  BAND with Friends Live at Streaming CD with stickers JPU Records BOH
KARI BAND with Friends Live At Streaming 2CD album JPU Records

KARI-BAND – with Friends.-Live at Streaming- [2CD]

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Samurai grooves, ninja funk and un-programmable notes – Japan's KARI BAND set three of their epic prog-rock livestream sessions to disc with this 2CD live album. It also features a number of prominent Japanese metal, jazz and funk musicians as special guests.

Full details about the CD and musicians involved can be found here.

The CD includes limited edition BOH and Yuya stickers with all orders while stocks last. The album is also available to download / stream.

KARI BAND – with Friends.-Live at Streaming- tracklist

DISC ONE (8 November 2020 Livestream)

  1. Samurai Groove (written by KARI BAND)
  2. Pleasure (Originally performed and written by Takashi Masuzaki)
  3. Song of my heart (Originally performed by DIMENSION, written by Kazuki Katsuta)
  4. Dancing Baloney (written by KARI BAND)
  5. Jamrika (written by KARI BAND)

DISC TWO (20 June, 23 August, 8 November 2020 Livestreams)

  1. U-yeah!!!! (written by KARI BAND and Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
  2. Chuku (written by KARI BAND)
  3. Shinjuku (Originally performed and written by Satoshi Oka)
  4. Hungarian Amburance (Originally performed and written by Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
  5. IMPRESSIONS (Originally performed and written by DIMENSION)
  6. Snowflakes (written by KARI BAND)
  7. Common time's logic (written by KARI BAND)
  8. Hair Style (Originally performed and written by Yucco Miller)
  9. Clock Up (Originally performed and written by Satoshi Oka)
  10. Ai no Jyuryoku (Originally performed by Megumi Nakajima, written by Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
KARI BAND BOH and Yuya (KAMI BAND / BABYMETAL) KARI BAND BOH and Yuya (KAMI BAND / BABYMETAL)

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