Peppermint Tea House: The Best Of Shoukichi Kina - Asia Classics 2 LP (Pink Vinyl)

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Tears flow when I listen. Kina's music communicates the overflowing spirit and soul of Okinawa." - Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1992

There’s a lot we could say about the legendary Kina and his influence on popular Japanese music but we’ll let Ry Cooder, who played with Kina and is featured on many of the songs on Peppermint Tea House: The Best of Shoukichi Kina (Asia Classics 2), take it away:

“I first met Shoukichi Kina in 1979. David Lindley and I were on tour in Japan, and were getting well worn out. Kina and a translator met up with us in Osaka and we all sat down in the lobby of this giant tourist hotel, which Kina hated. He just sat there, staring straight ahead, saying nothing for an hour. One year later, a round-trip plane ticket to Hawaii came in the mail, with a note that read: “ALA MOANA HOTEL, COMMERCIAL RECORDING STUDIO, PLEASE. KINA.” Kina had a habit of throwing himself down onto the floor and kicking his feet when he liked a playback. I remember thinking, this beats “one more for us, guys!”

Record Label

Luaka Bop – 6 80899 0151-9

Barcode: 68089901519

Tracklist

A1 Ai Ga Nakucha Ne 4:53
A2 Kanashikute Yarikirenai 4:02
A3 What's Got In Your Eyes 4:07
A4 Oishii Seikatsu 1:14
A5 Michi De Batteri 2:15
B1 Onnatachiyo Otokotachiyo 4:05
B2 Aisuru Hito Yo 4:28
B3 Sleep On My Baby 3:59
B4 Another Wedding Song 2:42
B5 Donnatokimo Donnatokimo Donnatokimo 3:56
B6 Good Night 1:28