SOUTHERN ALL STARS

SOUTHERN ALL STARS

Mainstream J-pop Rock Classic j-pop Kayokyoku

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The Southern All Stars have slaked Japan's insatiable thirst for novelty since the '70s. Formed by singer/songwriter Keisuke Kuwata out of a Tokyo university's music club, the All Stars epitomize the Japanese concept of kayōkyoku—or "mixed juice"—with their constantly evolving hybrid of traditional Japanese folk music with rock, R&B, blues, soul, reggae, funk, and more. (Their name sutures Southern rock to pre-eminent salsa combo Fania All Stars.) Collegiate pranksterism informed the band’s 1978 debut single, "Katte ni Sindbad" (Willfully Sindbad), which referenced earlier hits by Kenji Saw...