Akiko Yano – Japanese Girl (Vinyl) T-woc ‘English Tapas’ was recorded at

‘English Tapas’ was recorded at Steve Mackey’s (Pulp) West Heath Garage studios in London

and featuring Parlan originals like the bluesy “Wadin’” and tuneful “Up In Cynthia’s Room” along with pieces by each of the Turrentine brothers and a show-stopping performance on the ballad “Oh So Blue

Across the Sea

How Do You Feel

A2 And Then It Happened 2:42

Akiko Yano – Japanese Girl (Vinyl) T-woc ‘English Tapas’ was recorded atFrench reissue label We Want Sounds is charting a course to release the early catalogue of Japanese singer Akiko Yano. The imprint is following up last year's release of Tadaima (originally released in 1981) with her 1976 debut, Japanese Girl. The goal is to expose Yano, who is legendary within Japan, to a larger audience. Whereas Tadaima is a synth pop collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yellow Magic Orchestra, Japanese Girl, her debut, features