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KARI BAND have released a video to 'Ai no Jyuryoku' (愛の重力 / Gravity of Love), the final track of their upcoming double live album KARI BAND with Friends.-Live at Streaming-, out 30 April from JPU Records. The album collates three...
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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 2CD live album with Friends. -Live at Streaming-, out from 30 April 2021 from London's JPU Records. It features...
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The original demo EP from KARI BAND, Kari Ongen, has been re-released digitally from Japanese music specialists JPU Records. The project was formed by three prominent session musicians from Japan; famed, late guitarist Mikio Fujioka, bass-player BOH and drummer Yuya...
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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...
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KARI BAND breaks 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. (Read their comments on each track below.) From 29 January...
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