Hey All,
Just picked up "Giapponese A Roma", a 7" by Kahimi Karie. I haven't a clue
who she is, but I'm assuming she's Japanese by virtue of her name and
accent. The only reason I picked it up was the dust jacket art which is a
mid-60's commercial art styled illo of the titular Japanese Girl next to a
Vespa--rather darling.
I set it on the record player expecting the worst and was more than
pleasantly surprised by the bossa nova lounge-pop that you're all familiar
with, as well as a couple of reggae-esque tunes. Miss Karie's breathy,
little-girl vocals sit nicely on the ears in all the languages she uses
(Italian, French, Spanish and English), and it's just a plain ol' cute
record (also available on cd for a couple more dollars).
It's licensed from Crue-l Records via Siesta 73 in Madrid. Haven't done any
research on them, but if anyone has more info, please share.
Your Pal,
Tedford
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