WONK: Escaping the Filter-Bubble Phenomenon
Tokyo experimental soul band WONK releases new album EYES
Tokyo experimental soul band WONK releases new album EYES
Bruno Major will be showcasing his soulful, romantic music and strong vocals at WWW for his Japan tour next month. Only having debuted his first album, A Song For Every Moon, in 2017, Bruno Major has already acquired international recognition. The much-deserved fame…
Ari Lennox (not to be confused with Annie Lennox) an American singer-songwriter from Washington D.C. She was the first woman to be signed to J. Cole’s record label in 2012 and released her first EP with the label in 2016….
SUBstore Tokyo is back with its World City Pop Vol.5 night celebrating all things pop, funk, R&B and soul. SUBstore in Koenji are known for their epic vinyl collection, tasty Indonesian food and cheap drinks (from ¥500). There will be DJ sets…
Tokyo-based experimental soul band WONK has released their debut full album Sphere in 2016 and since then, has performed at major festivals across the world, Fuji Rock Festival, Summer Sonic and Blue Note JAZZ FESTIVAL to name a few. The band are…
Despite their growing fame and a stamp of approval from Kanye West, R&B collective EMOTIONAL ORANGES are totally anonymous; they don’t show their faces. On an Instagram account as well-curated as their new EP The Juice Vol. 1, they cited such…
LA-based R&B group. The Internet, will be returning to Tokyo for the first time in three years, for the release of their latest album Hive Mind. Syd, the group’s lead vocal, commands the stage with her hypnotic voice and boyish swagger –…
Chicago native DJ Rahaan will be coming to Contact on Saturday night. The musician, who has been active since the 1980s, is known for his disco and electro-house beats. His track “Coming Hard” and “No Time for Love” have gained…
“How you saying all lives matter when the stats say we are not adjacent”, ponders Washington-native rapper Oddisee. His song “Like Really” is one of the many tracks which reflects the rapper’s ability to combine head-bopping beats with snarky, politically aware commentaries. With bars as smooth…
Kaleb James plays soul and jazz at Paradise Cafe