Wagakki Band

Fusing Japanese traditions with a modern spin, Tokyo-based Wagakki Band blend elements of J-pop, folk-rock, metal, and ancient instrumentation with vocals influenced by Japanese poetry and theater. Fronted by shigin vibrato singer and multi-instrumentalist Yuko Suzuhana, the octet is rounded out by guitarist/vocalist Machiya, tsugaru shamisen player Beni Ninagawa, koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro, bassist Asa, shakuhachi flautist Daisuke Kaminaga, and drummers Wasabi and Kurona. In 2013, Suzuhana recruited Ibukuro and Kaminaga to form the trio Hanafugetsu. They evolved into Wagakki...