Summer Sonic on Thursday unveiled nine new domestic acts and a solo artist from China for its upcoming 2016 edition, including indie trio Cero and singer-songwriter Kazumi Nikaido, who is performing ...

Last year, Grammy nominee and Sly & Robbie collaborator Chitose Hajime released her full-length, Amami Shima-Uta; her style is a traditional island music called Amami Shima Uta, found in the town of ...

When Chitose Hajime left her tiny village, population 50, on a coral and mangrove-ringed island off the shores of southern Japan, she had big plans - to become a hairdresser. She loved it, but had to ...

It wouldn't be the obvious place to look. And yet singer Hajime Chitose was seeking a new peace of mind when, 1.3 billion km away, she found what she was looking for. "When I saw a picture of Saturn, ...

Japanese folklore singer Chitose Hajime has enlisted the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tim Hecker and the late Ras G to remix some of her tracks for a new release. Below, you can hear a remix that Tim ...

The Japanese folklore singer gets remixed by the former Yellow Magic Orchestra member, as well as Tim Hecker, the late Ras G and more If you’ve read something you love on our site today, please ...