Yasuko Agawa | tl

Akutagawa is an emotive rock band from Yamagata, Japan formed in 2001. In 2006, they released 2 albums "akutagawa" from Versus Horse Recordings and "君と僕" from Cosmic Note. They started their own label 'Alpinista' in 2011, from which the new album "dawn" was released. Current members are: Hideki Sato (guitar), Shinya Fujiki (bass), Yuji Mizutani (vocals), Yozo Hasegawa (drums) and Watanabe Brian Tomoyuki (guitar). Official Website .

Yasuko Agawa (阿川泰子, born October 16th, 1951 in Kamakura, Japan) is a Japanese jazz singer and actress. Yasuko began singing in Jazz clubs in 1973 and by 1978 had signed a deal with Victor Entertainment. Yasuko released her fist album, "Love-Bird," in 1978. Yasuko has remained active since the late '70s and has released 35 albums to date along with several concert DVDs and photobooks. .

Isato Nakagawa (中川イサト) is an acoustic guitar instrumentalist born in Osaka, Japan in 1947. Since 1970, he has released 19 albums. He is also a founding member of the group Itsutsu No Akai Fusen (五つの赤い風船) which translates to "Five Red Balloons". Official website: http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/n-1310/ .

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