07 Om Wagi Shoti Mum | nl

Departing the club scene of Osaka, a western part of Japan, to the world---this exciting instrumental band plays dance music mixing up Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop, and Electro. The band name, Sawagi, sounds dashing to start with. Sawagi means “exited”, “stirred”, and “agitated” in Japanese. “We wanted our band name to be a Japanese word that sounds original and interesting for foreign people to hear.” Drummer Nico and keyboardist Koichi have been friends since they were in elementary school and formed KARAKURI with guitarist Kannon and bassist Takuto Unigame in 2004(KARAKURI changed its name to Sawagi later). Nico says, “Our concept...