Kahimi Karie is a japanese pop star who has been much helped by Nick
Currie of Momus fame. He has written numerous songs for her to perform and
sometimes performs with her. I believe she is now signed to his label Le
Grand Magistry.
Christian
On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Tedford Juachon wrote:
> Hey All,
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> 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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