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happyfunsmile's Smorgasbord of Japanese Sounds
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The Manhattan band happyfunsmile brings together several different kinds of Japanese music rarely heard in America: Okinawan folk-rock, enka, Obon festival music, and chindon - a style developed by street performers in the days before broadcast advertising, as a way to gather a crowd to publicize a new business.
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- happyfunsmile's website: With links to photos, videos, mp3s and more
