Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town
Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town | |
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese reggae |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Victor Entertainment |
| Members | Mai Raita Muramoto Big Mom Ran Michael Punch Umeken Iwai Longseller Ogi Yama Banchō |
| Past members | Tico Arai - drums Mr. Soulman - tenor sax. |
| Website | Official Site |
Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town is Japanese reggae band founded in 2001. Their début album Love Sunset was released in 2003. The front-woman, Mai, sings mostly in Japanese but adds in many English words too.[1] In 2008 the band took part[2] in the Fuji Rock Festival for the first time.[3]
The group took their name from a combination of the 1987 West German movie "Bagdad Café", and the Trenchtown neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica.
Members
[edit]- Mai - vocals
- Raita - guitar
- Muramoto - guitar
- Big mom - chorus
- Ran - chorus
- Michael Punch (マイケル☆パンチ) - piano
- Umeken - trombone
- Iwai Longseller (岩井ロングセラー) - organ
- Ogi - tenor saxophone
- Yama - bass
- Banchō (番長) - drums
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Japan Oricon Chart Peak Positions [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Sunset | August 6, 2003 | Independent | － |
| Up Right and Smiley | June 23, 2004 | Independent | 233 |
| Movin' On | September 22, 2005 | Victor | 226 |
| Good Times | August 9, 2006 | Victor | 75 |
| Satisfaction | July 25, 2007 | Victor | 102 |
| We're Living | July 22, 2009 | Victor | 221 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything | August 31, 2005 | Victor | Movin' On |
| Sunshine | July 19, 2006 | Victor | Good Times |
| Nice Time | July 25, 2007 | Victor | Satisfaction |
Compilations
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Japan Oricon Chart Peak Positions [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meets the Reggae: Passing Point | September 21, 2007 | Victor | 204 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fuji Rock Festival 2008: Sunday". Retrieved 2010-02-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fuji Rock Festival 2008 Lineup". Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town - profile". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ a b "Oricon Style" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-03-02.
External links
[edit]- Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town Official Website (Japanese)
- BAGDAD's SISTERS Official blog (Japanese)
- Victor Entertainment (Japanese)
- Oricon Style (Japanese ranking)
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