Monday 24 December 2012

Sunday 9 December 2012

Japan Blues, New Year's Eve bash at Cafe OTO



Japan Blues

Shōgatsu / New Year's Eve Countdown

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jon's)
plays Japanese records, pentatonic groove, 1930s - 1970s
+
Live enka and minyou sets
from
Ichikawa Hibiki - Tsugaru shamisen, and Akari Mochizuki - voice
+
 Clive Bell - shakuhachi

Cafe OTO, Monday December 31
8.00 onwards.
 Advance tickets £12.00

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Last blast this year, at Cafe OTO



Japanica

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jon's)
plays Japanese records 
in a pentatonic groove
1930s - 1970s
+
Live enka and minyou with  
Ichikawa Hibiki - Tsugaru shamisen
and
 Akari Mochizuki - voice

Cafe OTO, Wednesday October 17
7.30 - 11.30, free.

Thursday 13 September 2012

Japanica back at Cafe OTO next week


Japanica

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jon's)
plays Japanese records, in a pentatonic groove, 
1930s - 1970s
+
Live minyou, 
with
Ichikawa Hibiki - Tsugaru shamisen
and
 Alika Mochida - voice

Cafe OTO, Thursday September 20
7.30 - 11.30, free.

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Next Cafe OTO extravaganza




Japanica

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jon's)
plays Japanese records.



30s - 50s folkloric, jazz, kayoukyoku,
60s - 70s kayou beat.
+
Live enka (Japanese blues) singer
 Alika Mochida
 
Cafe OTO, Thursday August 16. 
7.30 - 11.30, free.

Thursday 26 July 2012

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Friday 13 July 2012

Babylon

The downside of record collecting.

Sunday 8 July 2012

Wednesday 4 July 2012

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Enka in Ethiopia



Tip of the eboshi to Tetsu.

Monday 2 July 2012

Next Cafe OTO gig



Japanica

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jon's)
plays Japanese records, 1930s to 1970s.


30s - 50s jazz, folkloric and popular music, 
60s - 70s kayoukyoku and beat.
+
Tsugaru shamisen performance by Ichikawa Hibiki.


Cafe OTO, Thursday July 19. 7.30-11.30, free.

Tuesday 29 May 2012

A rushed flyer for Cafe Oto gig next week.

30s - 50s Jazz, folkloric and popular music, 
60s - 70s Kayoukyoku and beat - all made in Japan.

Howard Williams (Ethbo / Honest Jons)
plays Japanese records
1930s to 1970s.
Also Tsugaru shamisen
performance by Ichikawa Hibiki.
Cafe Oto, Thursday June 7 2012.
Free

Thursday 3 May 2012

Wednesday 25 April 2012

Tokyo Sky Tree, then and now


Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1797-1862


Currently the tallest tower in the world, opening May 22

Friday 30 March 2012

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Monday 19 March 2012

Saturday 17 March 2012

Friday 16 March 2012

Friday 9 March 2012

Sunday 4 March 2012

Sunday 26 February 2012

Saturday 11 February 2012

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Friday 3 February 2012

One metric tonne of vinyl.


Plenty more where that came from.

Thursday 2 February 2012

Monday 16 January 2012

Saturday 14 January 2012

Friday 13 January 2012

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Sunday 8 January 2012

Monday 2 January 2012

Sunday 1 January 2012