Juna Serita - The Princess of Funk (2019) Hi-Res

Juna Serita is a bassist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader from Ishikawa, Japan who has been shocking the world with her incredible sound, powerful groove, and striking originality since her debut.

After picking up bass guitar at 17 years old, Juna demonstrated her true potential as a musician by earning a full ride scholarship to attend the Showa University of Music under the tutelage of legendary Japanese bassist Tetsuo Sakurai (of CASIOPEA), just 1 year after starting the instrument. This potential has been further realized in the plentiful honors, awards, and prizes acquired after starting her own band at 18, including performing at the Dongseongro Festival in South Korea the same year. Her possibly most well-known collaboration, being a founding member of the all-female band TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI, has gone viral multiple times to well over millions of views per video (most notably, “Funk No. 1”, garnering 8.5 million views in less than a year), and led to the band touring New York City in 2020.

Juna continues to work on furthering her career as an
international solo artist, as well as proving herself as an undeniable and irreplaceable bassist in every musical situation, whether it be funk, R&B, rock, jazz, or anything else that comes her way.