SHANTI - Shanti's Lullaby (2014) Hi-Res

SHANTI is a Japanese/American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host based in Japan. She performs with a few different formations in the Tokyo area in some of the best clubs and has also appeared with many top artists. Shanti's voice is also well known worldwide through her collaborations with Yoko Kanno, notably in Escaflowne the Movie.

Jazzy pop No. 1 singer, SHANTI's new album for the first time in a year and a half is a satisfying work that SHANTI sings "LULLABY" that SHANTI envisions. Listening to SHANTI will warm you up this winter.

From Joni Mitchell, who had been in his repertoire since before his debut, as well as Sting, The Beatles, and Billy Joel's masterpieces to Eiichi Otaki, Shanti's songs resonate naturally and warmly with acoustic sounds as the base. In addition, 4 original songs written by himself for this album and the only Japanese cover of Eiichi Otaki's famous song "Yume de Aetara" are included. SHANTI's expressive natural voice is a special LULLABY collection that makes adults feel at ease.

Ryosuke Kihara (guitar) and Fumio Nishiyama (guitar), who have been sworn friends since their debut, are the arrangers, and the SHANTI world spreads out with an exquisite blend of jazz, pops, folk, and R&B elements based on acoustic sounds. increase.
The drummer is Kiyoshi Kamata, who is the first drummer of Naniwa Express and has been active across genres such as Yamagen Band, Keisuke Kuwata Band, Hiromi Iwasaki, Junichi Inagaki, Ayaka Hirahara, Kosetsu Minami, and the Japanese jazz scene. Otsuki “KALTA” Hidenobu, who supports the event, participates. The bassist has been active as a studio musician since the 1970s, and includes Naoya Matsuoka, Sadao Watanabe, Minako Yoshida, Tatsuro Yamashita, Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami, and others. And Keisuke Torigoe, who is highly praised as the No. 1 young jazz bassist, will participate. The pianists include Satoshi Shionoya, a new leader in the jazz world, and Takana Miyamoto, who has bases in Japan and the United States and has an established reputation for sessions with vocalists such as TOKU, Maya Hatch, Guilla Zirka, and Keizo Nakanishi.