MEGURU

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• MEGURU

  Singer Dancer Actress Born 23 February 1974 in Kanagawa, Japan As the eldest daughter of the renowned Japanese traditional folk Minyo singer TAKiO ITO Meguru has been performing Minyo songs and dances from an early age. She trained in acting prior to joining her fathers TAKiO BAND and has toured with the band overseas and domestically since 1989. Meguru has released a full length album and several EPs. Since 2012, she has been engaged in both music creation and event production, conceiving of and producing a series of duet albums featuring Takio Ito and renowned Japanese musicians such as free jazz saxophonist Akira Sakata, folk singer Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese (taiko) drummer Eitetsu Hayashi etc. In 2014, Meguru formed the band HOUZUKI Since 2016 she has appeared in Japanese TV commercials, and has contributed vocals to the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack. In 2017 Meguru recorded and performed with 3 bands including: her band HOUZUKI, as a member of the Japanese free jazz / performance art troupe Shibusa Shirazu, and as a member of the TAKiO ITO band. In 2019, Meguru formed the Jazz/Japanese folk band Meguru Sekai featuring Hideki Tachibana (alto sax) and Akira Horikoshi (drums). Meguru Sekai played at Pai Jazz & Blues Fest 2019 in Thailand. Their music, known as Minyo free jazz, has received great acclaim. The band is an eclectic mix of musicians brought together by Meguru. Meguru also began working as a radio personality for Kawasaki FM radio. Her show Minyo Crossover eventually changed its name to We Love Kawasaki in 2020.KomaeFM radio Afternoon Navi Good Day Monday in 2021.Meguru continues to work as both a singer and radio personality today.

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  MEGURUの他のリリース

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    BOKURA NO KOTO MEGURU
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    Hysteric night Meguru
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    tamai kinun ondo MEGURU
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    GenuineG MEGURU