Music Video: Zainichi Funk - Scary Bomb

Some days I wake up feeling uninspired.  Same breakfast.  Same long commute into work.  Same dreary job. 

And then, on a whim, I follow a musical suggestion that arrives to me from out of the blue.  All of a sudden, my heart is beating.  My feet are tapping.  I want to DO something with my day.  Music has a funny way of doing that for people.  In my case, funk music does it better than almost anything else.

And so, in keeping with many of my recent posts, we stay in Japan to bring you Zainichi Funk and their soul moving tune Scary Bomb.  Some viewers will say this is awesome.  Others will probably laugh, and say "What the hell was that?!?"  But whichever attitude you take to this song, I'd bet you dollars to doughnuts that your pulse just went up by at least 10%.  I'll take that any day.

Music Video: ZukunaSisters - Live

When I am bored, I try to think of odd combinations.  Today, the odd combination that popped into my head was "Japanese funk."  I don't know why that popped into my head.  It just did.  But boy, am I ever glad that it did!

You see, it turns out that there is a vibrant funk and soul scene going on right now in Japan.  And one of the notable bands in that scene is ZukunaSisters (aka Zukunasi in Japan).  This all female four-piece takes what many think to be a fundamentally American style of music, applies Japanese lyrics, and belts it out in one of the more compelling live acts I've seen in a long time.

Anybody who is a fan of soul, funk, or R&B, do yourself a big favor and check ZukunaSisters out.  I promise that you will not be disappointed.