Black and Pink

Thu, May 02 2013 As the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and Takeshi Hosomi took the stage at [Coachella 2013], their next stage was in Mexico. We will deliver you the live report sent from their official page. As the first Japanese artist to do so, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (aka Skapara) stood on the main stage of [Coachella 2012]. Takeshi Hosomi (the HIATUS) made quite an impact on Japanese music listeners when he came out on Skapara's stage with a suit matching with Skapara. But the impact did not stop at Coachella. The day after Skapara and Takeshi Hosomi had their joint performance, their stage crossed the border to the second largest city in Mexico, Guadarajara. The relation between Skapara and Mexico goes back to April of 2011 when they were invited to the largest festival in Latin America [Vive Latino]. That was the first time they set foot in Mexico where they made tens of thousands of enthusiastic audiences that came to the stadium dance wildly and getting many cheers...

01 MARCH 2011 In Russia, we know nearly nothing about you. Tell us about your band. How did everything begin? How did you decide to create a music band?  We were friends the same byte ahead. We were playing respectively in the music studio on holiday etc. because we liked music. YellowStuds was able to be done before one is aware.  Have you always wished to become musicians?  Especially, it is not. We are performing in with one's own ways. Did you know from the beginning what kind of music you wanted to play? Or did it come later?  What music we make has not been decided at all. vocal Taichi Nomura and guitar Ryohei Nomura compose. As for the tune, composer's favor and feelings at that time are greatly controlled. What did influence your choice of the music genre?  It is all tunes that we have willingly heard up to now.  How do you write music and lyrics? Do you have one author or do you do it all together?  vocal Taichi Nomura writes ...