{"product_id":"konoma-lp","title":"Konoma [LP]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTakuro Okada - Konoma [LP]\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, Takuro Okada has carried a quiet question: how can a Japanese musician honor the music of African Americans without simply borrowing it? That search shapes his new album Konoma, a work guided by the idea of \"Afro Mingei.\" The Tokyo guitarist, producer, and bandleader has lived inside this tension since childhood, drawn to blues, jazz, and funk records that nourished him, yet hesitant in the face of the histories they hold. The concept of Afro Mingei, which Okada first encountered in an exhibition by artist Theaster Gates, gave him a way forward. Gates connected Black aesthetics with Japanese folk craft, both rooted in resistance - \"Black is Beautiful\" defying racism, the Mingei movement preserving everyday beauty against industrial erasure. That kinship became the compass for Konoma, a record attuned to echoes across cultures and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Mahidere Birhan\u003cbr\u003e2 Sunrise\u003cbr\u003e3 Nefertite\u003cbr\u003e4 Galaxy\u003cbr\u003e5 November Owens Valley\u003cbr\u003e6 Portrait of Yanagi\u003cbr\u003e7 Love\u003cbr\u003e8 Acute Angle Black Button\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takuro Okada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63802045825401,"sku":"826853006095","price":6.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/noirvinyl.com\/products\/konoma-lp","provider":"NOIR VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}