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WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 (Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite & Chintam)

180g

180GWALP03

LP Black $29
  • Fully licensed Nippon Columbia and Victor Japan masters available for the first time outside of Japan, featuring rarities from Hitomi Tohyama, Jadoes, Yumi Sato, Tetsuo Sakurai and more!
  • Tracks selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam
  • Mastered and cut at Timmion Cutting Lab
  • Artwork by Yoxxx (Tokyo)
  • 180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket

Description

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene.

After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa.

For this third chapter of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa...

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Preview Tracklist

  • Tetsuo Sakurai - Kimono
  • Jadoes - Friday Night (Extended Dance Mix)
  • Yumi Sato - Ame
  • Kiyohiko Ozaki - Ojousan Oteyawarakani
  • Hitomi Tohyama - Rainy Driver
  • Sentimental City Romance - Hello Suisei
  • Mizuki Koyama - Kareniwa Kanawanai
  • Hitomi Tohyama - Sweet Soul Music (Kiss Of Life)