Jpop: Wagakki Band - Ikusa (War/戦)

The Wagakki Band with their traditional instruments in a modern setting is back, this time with another theme song for the Samurai Warrior/Sengoku Musou anime. As usual the video is pure eye-candy for anyone into Japanese historical/fantasy culture.

• Wagakki Band - Ikusa (戦)

Jpop: Wagakki band - Fireworks (華火)

Before, Wagakki band from Japan has made brilliant, but still, covers of songs in versions where they play them with traditional instruments in historical dresses (kind of - fantasy versions more like). Now they release their first original song, Fireworks (Hanabi).

• Wagakki band - Fireworks (華火)

Japanese indie: Wagakki band (和楽器バンド)

7-member band Wagakki band from Japan does their special niché of music - they take Vocaloid songs and fit them into a suit of traditional instruments, played with lots of energy and showmanship. "One Thosuand Cherry" is their third video.

• Wagakki band - One Thousand Cherry (千本桜)
• Wagakki band - Strong Fate
• Wagakki band - Hangekino Yaiba (反撃の刃)
• Wagakki band - Akatsukino Ito (暁ノ糸)
• Wagakki band - Fireworks (華火)
• Wagakki band -Music of Heavens (Tengaku/天樂) (vocaloid version)
• Wagakki band - The Tale of Six Trillion Years and One Night (六兆年と一夜物語) (vocaloid version)