Samurai (Single Edit)

by CENTRAL

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shipping out on or around May 22, 2024

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Samurai (7inch Edit) 04:45

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In 2024, CENTRAL, the closest salsa band to the club scene, celebrates the band's 25th anniversary.
They are full of energy and will be active this year. As the first release, CENTRAL has released a brilliant cover of "Samurai," a masterpiece by "Brazilian treasure" Djavan released in 1982 that is still loved by the club scene today.
With a sexy and groovy baby bass, tight percussion, sweetly resonating electric piano, and a well-matched horn section in the background, "Samurai" is sung sweetly by vocalist Taiji, and is truly a song that could only come from CENTRAL, which has digested all kinds of music in its own body!

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released April 17, 2024

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CENTRAL Tokyo, Japan

Fascinated by the good old NY salsa of the '70s, they was formed in Tokyo in '99. With cover songs from the FANIA label of yesteryear, the group has been on a rampage at clubs and live houses in Tokyo, creating a buzz salsa, ska, rock, punk, club, and other scenes. In 2016 and 2017, the band played as the backing band for the "King of Boogaloo," Joe Bataan, on his tour of Japan. ... more