Greetings anonymous friends and jefe/amigo Ryan. It's been ages since my last contribution here, and although I've been absent for no specific reason, it was jefe who inspired me to come back to this great club, as I've been planning to share this album since forever.
Portugal was the very first western country to ever reach Japan, which resulted in a curious and long relationship, for better or for worse. There's a famous story that Tempura was actually a Portuguese dish, changed and adapted over the centuries.
All this to say that Enka and Fado, even if not directly related, are a match as tasteful as
shiso leaves
with Portuguese flour drowned in boiling oil. And there's no better proof of concept than this Naomi Chiaki album, full of Fado songs translated and adapted to Japanese. What a better place to sing about the sea than on an island?
what a sight for sore eyes! this has honestly made my heart sing seeing you back, please reach out when you get a chance amigo, i'm sure we could both write a novel about what's happened since we last talked :)
ReplyDeletesurely will! just don't get high hopes about my "novel", an inventory log probably would probably be more interesting haha
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