Victoriaville is a small prairie city 100 miles northeast of Montreal in Quebec. Its name--or the diminutive “Victo"--has become synonymous among a legion of faithful with the diverse music festival that happens there every May. It might not be the biggest festival the town of 40,000 sees every year--the summer “Retro" '50s fest probably pumps more ...

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Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble: Fujin Raijin

Read "Fujin Raijin" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
January 5, 2008

If there is one thing certain in this world, it is that pianist Satoko Fujii will never stop expanding her musical horizons, nor stop amazing the listener. Fujin Raijin is a stupendous, almost terrifying record that shatters any and all expectations during its six tracks. Min-Yoh is Japanese folk music or folk songs ...

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Fujin Raijin

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Les Disques Victo
Released: 2007
Track listing: Itsuki No Komoriuta; Champloo; Shimanto; Slowly and Slowly; Fujin Raijin; Kariboshi Kiriuta.

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Muscic Ages Volume : Marilyn Monroe

By Marilyn Monroe

Label: Les Disques Victo
Released: 2007

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Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble: Fujin Raijin

Read "Fujin Raijin" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 26, 2007

Pianist Satoko Fujii has put together another ensemble. There's nothing new in that; it seems she and/or her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, form a new group or two every year, just to keep things fresh. With the Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble, the mercurial Japanese-born pianist/composer takes off on yet another tangent--an exploration of Japanese folk music.

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