{"product_id":"ajate-alo-vinyl","title":"Alo [Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Three years after their critically acclaimed and sold out Abrada LP the great and joyful Japanese afro groovers Ajate are back with their much awaited brand new album Alo!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAjate is a Japanese band who plays a unique blend of afro-groove dance music mixed with Japanese traditional festival music called \"\"Ohayashi\"\". Formed in 2011 by the band-leader John Imaeda, Ajate consists of 10 Japanese musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother unique feature of the band is the use of hand-made bamboo instruments as well as traditional Japanese percussion. The \"\"Jahte\"\" is a bamboo-made xylophone or balafon with a piezo pick-up mic attached to each key, connected to a pre-amplifier to obtain a loud sound and to add some touch of dirty distortion to its warm and natural acoustic sonority. The \"\"Piechiku\"\" is also a bamboo-made string instrument inspired by the west-African \"\"Ngoni\"\" or Moroccan \"\"Guembri\"\" instruments. The Piechiku uses strings of the Japanese traditional \"\"Shamisen\"\". This instrument is also played through a pre-amplifier and John sometimes adds some wah-wah effect to it. All these bamboo instruments are designed, made and named by John Imaeda himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Alo you will also be amazed by the exceptional sound of the Japanese Shinofue flute, which was not on the previous Abrada LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, add to this unique sound some well-crafted Japanese female and male singing and you get a killer mix of Afro-Funk flavored grooves with traditional Japanese music!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the release in 2017 of their Abrada LP on the 180g label Ajate has toured Europe twice and has played a memorable concert at the world famous Trans Musicales festival in France in 2018, which has been followed by another great \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eKEXP\u003c\/span\u003e Live session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is some music you will not be able to hear anywhere else, by one of the most joyful Japanese band to hear on record and to listen live!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eMuch awaited new album by the one and only Japanese afro-groovers Ajate!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e180g LP incl. download card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e 180GLP04 -Artist-Ajate\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1\/13\/20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: World Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ajate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303771664582,"sku":"WINPR6-X8X0-B0","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/8085\/0374\/files\/ajate-alo_OL4uP.jpg?v=1759807625","url":"https:\/\/paladinvinyl.com\/es\/products\/ajate-alo-vinyl","provider":"Paladin Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}