Akara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo

Between tradition and rock’n’rollité, AKARA, who plays both the electric guitar and the koto, returns to Japan Expo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54

Let’s Rock. Akara is a three-member band with a very atypical trait: in addition to hard rock-inspired guitar riffs, they use traditional Japanese instruments for the most effective hybrid sound.

Each member uses his or her 100% Japanese instrument: a Koto (string), a Shinobue (bamboo flute), a Nokan (a flute of No), and a Tsuzumi (drum).

The band formed in 2014 around the multilingual singer MIKIKO and released their latest EP “World of Revenge” in 2023.

Banzai Japan Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s

Japan Expo had the joy of presenting to its delirious crowds this group with a strong identity proclaiming itself as “J-trad Rock”.
The festival is an unannounced opportunity for the group to take over generic anime cults.

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Book Novotel Hotel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk