Recorded in 1975 at the legendary Sounds of Hawaii studio in Honolulu, Hawaii Champroo is a landmark album from Makoto Kubota & The Sunset Gang, co-produced by the celebrated Haruomi Hosono. The record placed Kubota at the forefront of a tropical musical movement that emerged in Japan during the mid-1970s and marked the beginning of his deep exploration of Hawaiian and Okinawan musical traditions.
Hawaii Champroo is a joyful and inventive cross-pollination of sounds from Hawaii, Okinawa, and New Orleans, weaving together reggae, folk, soul, and Americana into a seamless and warm whole. Widely regarded as one of the essential Japanese albums of its era, it showcases Kubota's extraordinary ability to blend diverse musical cultures into something entirely his own — timeless, playful, and utterly captivating.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Solid Records (6)
- Genre: Rock, Reggae, Soul & Funk, Folk, World, & Country
- Release Date: 08/28/2021
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TRACKS
A1. Steel Guitar Rag
A2. ムーン・ライト・フラ
A3. Walk Right In
A4. 初夏の香り
A5. ハイサイおじさん
A6. I Love You So
B1. SanFrancisco Bay Blues
B2. 上海帰り
B3. South Of The Border
B4. バイ・バイ・ベイビー
B5. オー・セニョリータ
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