San Francisco, USA – The Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra will be touring North
America in June. Not your typical ska band, for the past 20 years Tokyo Ska
Paradise Orchestra has been honing its eyebrow-raising craft in Japan and Europe
like a fine but potent sake.
These ten charismatic musicians in impeccably outrageous suits are certainly
masters of third wave/modern ska, whether it is traditional Jamaican ska
(complete with full horns), hardcore garage-surf-punk-ska, or rock, jazz, funk
and reggae and even Latin and calypso. The jazz chops are there – the horn
section alone is well qualified to blast complex and articulate big band. And
when they do a cover, they go for something like Deep Purple’s “Black Night.”TSPO are veterans of the studio (11 albums, 25 singles, 10 videos and 2 DVDs)
but their live show just has to be seen to be believed. The combination of the
ferocious musicianship (all are stellar musicians, lending their talents to
other groups and projects in Japan) combined with the live-wire high energy and
the amusing toasting from the “Agitate man” add up to an unforgettable show of
slammin’ ska and much more turned upside down and sideways.
Streaming video of the group is available at:
www.snwmf.com/video/tokyoskavido.ram
June Tour
6/9 Wed. New York NY SOBs
6/10 Thurs. Brooklyn NY Volume
6/13 Sun. Manchester TN Bonaroo
6/16 Wed. Vancouver BC Commodore
6/17 Thurs. Seattle WA Showbox
6/18 Fri. San Francisco CA Independent
6/19 Sat. Angels Camp CA Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
6/20 Sun. Angel’s Camp CA Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
6/22 Tues. Los Angeles, CA* Knitting Factory*
*Signing/Appearance only – no performance
6/23 Wed. Los Angeles CA House of Blues
[Buy the group’s CDs:
Ska Me Crazy,
Full Tension Beaters,
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra,
Grand Prix ,
Live,
Rock Monster Strikes Back,
Pioneers,
Fantasia,
Tokyo Strut,
Moods for Tokyo Ska,
Akirabushi Akira No Jean to Paradise,
Gunslingers,
Ska Para Toujou,
World Famous,
and
World Famous Remix].
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
