Yoshiko Sai
Yoshiko Sai (born June 22nd 1953) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She started her career in 1975 and first stopped in 1979, but is active again since 2001. She worked a lot with the guitarist Jojo Hiroshige. She has also written a poetry book and made a large amount of artwork.
Yoshiko Sai (born June 22nd 1953) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She started her career in 1975 and first stopped in 1979, but is active again since 2001. She worked a lot with the guitarist Jojo Hiroshige. She has also written a poetry book and made a large amount of artwork.
Sai Yoshiko Live Box
Tip! After 2 years of hiatus from releasing "Yoshiko Sai Complete Works", P-Vine delighted to announce the release of another special LP box (Cardboard box + OBI-strip) that can hold her live albums of Yoshiko Sai! The item includes a double-sided B3 poster and a limited LP featuring her live performances on FM Tokyo in 1979, and previously unreleased demo takes recorded at her home! This item will be out with completely limited pressing, don't miss out on this opportunity!
2015.5.29 Live At Shibuya O-nest
Yoshiko Sai has performed one live concert each in 2014 and 2015 since her hiatus in 1979, and this is the only recording of Yoshiko Sai's one-man live concert in 2015. The concert was in two parts and featured the best selections from her five albums from her first to her return, as well as new unreleased songs, making it a truly culminating live performance. Backed by current alternative musicians such as Jojo Hiroshige, Hajimetarl, Okano Futoshi and Kono Ryoko. The album also includes valuabl…
2014.9.26 Live At Shibuya Mt. Rainier Hall
After a hiatus in 1979, Yoshiko Sai returned to the music world in 2008 with the album Taklamakan, but did not resume live performances. She has since performed one live show each in Tokyo in 2014 and 2015, and this 2014 live sound recording was made during her appearance at the event 'The 2nd Midnight Heavy Rock Party' held at Shibuya Mount Rainier Hall. Backed on the day by active alternative musicians such as Jojo Hiroshige, Hjimetarl and Okano Futoshi, it was truly a miraculous revival and a…
1976.6.29 Live At Kyoto Yamaichi Hall
Live recordings from 1976 by Yoshiko Sai, one of Japan's most legendary female singers. Yoshiko Sai made her debut in 1975 with the album Manhua Kagami. This is a recording of a long live performance just prior to the release of her second album "Secret Voyage" in July 1976, which is still internationally acclaimed as a classic album. This time, however, all 17 songs from the first to the last and encore performances are included in full. This time, however, the album includes all 17 songs from …
Crimson Voyage
The Return of Sai Yoshiko! At first glance, the partnership between Jojo Hiroshige and Yoshiko Sai seems implausible. After all, what could the King of Noise and the mystical folk singer have in common? Released in 2001, and marking the first musical work from Sai in over two decades, Crimson Voyage is dark swirling ambience, a spirited improvisation between a master of dark noise, and one of Japan’s most underrated singers. Sai’s voice, still as exhilarating as it was during Mangekyo, bursts fo…
The Complete Works Of Yoshiko Sai (Box)
* Limited to 445 sets. Comes with obi. 7inch and booklet are in white paper sleeve that written Yoshiko Sai's signature and numbering. P-Vine official online store & Disk Union exclusive * 5 reissue LPs (Mangekyo, Mikkou, Taiji no Yume, Chou no Sumu Heya, Takla Makan) Limited 7" ep including new recording (no sale separately, just for this set) A-side is her new song "Nihonichi Chiisana Mura" which is collaboration with Seiichi Yamamoto (recorded just 5 days ago!), Sai-san played this song somet…
Mikko
*2021 reissue with obi and insert* Truly a Japanese psychedelic female acid-folk masterpiece. Released on July 25th, 1976, Mikkô was Sai Yoshiko's second album, a wonderful acid-folk album on which she gets assisted by a string of big name musicians such as Kuni Kawauchi (of the Happenings Four, amongst others) to arrange the songs. Mikkô features Sai's original songs, making it her first real complete album. At times the disc draws in Middle Eastern influences (sitar and tabla), but once she ge…