8 Rin's World/February 2015
I really like traditional Japanese music and this group just made it even more enjoyable. I don't really know much about vocaloid music but this mix of traditional Japanese and modern music really sets it off for me. I found this group because I was looking up something else that was Japanese and I stumbled across this band. I can't tell you how great this music really is to me. You will just have to listen for yourself. Please check them out and visit their site by clicking on their logo in the upper right corner of this article.
-By Rin Sanada
Wagakki Band
Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド wagakki bando?) is a musical group from Japan. The shigin singer Yuko Suzuhana (elected Miss Nico Nama ニコ生 in 2011) and seven musicians fuse Vocaloid songs with wagakki (traditional Japanese musical instruments) and Western rock. Their last video Tengaku (天樂?) was seen more than 200 000 times in four days
Yūko Suzuhana – Vocals
Kiyoshi Ibukuro – Koto
Daisuke Kaminaga – Shakuhachi
Beni Ninagawa – Tsugaru Jamisen
Kurona – Wadaiko
Machiya – Guitar
Asa – Bass
Wasabi – Drums