NYC: AKI YASHIRO WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AT BIRDLAND
CELEBRATING MARCH IS CABARET MONTH
CELEBRATING MARCH IS CABARET MONTH
Making her debut at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080), well-known Japanese singer and painter Aki Yashiro will perform with special guests Helen Merrill, Kurt Elling & Regina Carter on Tuesday, March 26th with shows at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. Aki originally sang jazz standards in hostess clubs, but made her debut as an enka singer in 1971, with the single "Ai wa Shindemo" under the label of Teichiku Records. Seeing the single's lack of success, she appeared on the YTV's Zen Nihon Kayo Senshuken audition, winning it for 10 consecutive weeks. In 1973, her single and album "Namida Koi" sold up to 1.2 million copies. Since then, her songs like "Shinobigoi," "Ai Hitosuji," "Onna no Yume," "Mo Ichido Aitai," "Onna Minatomachi," and "Ai no Shuchakueki" also became great hits at the time, in which the songs portrayed a woman's emotion. In 1979, her single "Funauta" also made a great hit, followed by "Ame no Bojo" in 1980. "Ame no Bojo" won the 22nd Japan Record Award of the year. There is a $55 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
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