{"product_id":"various-wamono-a-to-z-vol-iii-japanese-light-mellow-funk-disco-boogie-1978-1988","title":"Various | Wamono A to Z Vol III: Japanese Light Mellow Funk Disco \u0026 Boogie 1978-1988","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/01_Kimono_-_Tetsuo_Sakurai.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTetsuo Sakurai - Kimono\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/02_Friday_Night_Extended_Dance_Mix_-_Jadoes.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJadoes - Friday Night (extended dance mix)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/03_Ame_-_Yumi_Sato.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYumi Sato - Ame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/04_Ojosan_Ote_Yawaraka_Ni_-_Kiyohiko_Ozaki.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKiyohiko Ozaki - Ojosan Ote Yawaraka Ni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/05_Rainy_Driver_-_Hitomi_Tohyama.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHitomi Tohyama - Rainy Driver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/06_Hello_Suisei_-_Sentimental_City_Romance.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSentimental City Romance - Hello Suisei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/07_Kare_Niwa_Kanawanai_-_Mizuki_Koyama.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMizuki Koyama - Kare Niwa Kanawanai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/7435\/5631\/files\/08_Sweet_Soul_Music_Kiss_Of_Life_-_Hitomi_Tohyama.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHitomi Tohyama - Sweet Soul Music (Kiss Of Life)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor this third chapter of the acclaimed Wamono series,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoshizawa and Chintam unheart some of the best and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erarest light mellow funk tunes and disco boogie bangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproduced in Japan between 1978 and 1988 - the cream of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove disco music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edeveloped throughout the years since the end of the sixties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein Japan!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Fully licensed Nippon Columbia and Victor Japan masters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eavailable for the first time outside of Japan, featuring rarities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom Hitomi Tohyama, Jadoes, Yumi Sato, Tetsuo Sakurai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eActive as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecompiler and producer. 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