Maki Asakawa
Maki Asakawa (浅川 マキ, Asakawa Maki, January 27, 1942 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer.
Born in Mikawa (now part of the city of Hakusan), Ishikawa Prefecture, after graduating high school she worked for a time as a teller in the local national pensions office before moving to Tokyo. Particularly influenced by the styles of Mahalia Jackson and Billie Holiday, she began her career singing at US Army bases and at cabarets.
Asakawa made her debut recording, "Tokyo Banka/Amen Jiro" with Victor in 1967. After appearing in a series of concerts organized by underground playwright Shuji Terayama in 1968, she signed with Toshiba, presently EMI Music Japan, and released the popular songs, 夜が明けたら (Yo ga aketara; At the Break of Dawn) and かもめ (Kamome; Gull) in 1969. Her debut album, 浅川マキの世界 (Asakawa Maki no Sekai; Maki Asakawa's World), was released in 1970.
In addition to writing and composing, she also released cover versions of US traditional folk and blues, translated to Japanese, such as "Asahi no ataru ie (朝日のあたる家)" (The House of the Rising Sun).
She became popular in the 1970s and had made more than 30 releases by the end of the 1990s, after which she was mostly known for performing live.
Asakawa collaborated with musicians such as Yosuke Yamashita and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She continued performing live until the time of her death. Scheduled to perform in Nagoya January 15–17, 2010, she died before her show on the 17th, at the age of 67, of heart failure.
Releases
Sleeve | Title | Year | Format |
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浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1969 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | |
浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | |
浅川マキ* - Express Compact | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Compilation | |
Maki Asakawa - Underground | 1987 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - Underground | 1987 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - ちっちゃな時から/ふしあわせという名の猫 | 1973 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Repress | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 | 1986 | Laserdisc, 12", Single Sided, Reissue, NTSC | |
浅川マキ* - 港の彼岸花 / 赤い橋 | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single | |
浅川マキ* - Underground | 2022 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - Maki II | 2016 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - ちょっと長い関係のブルース | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
Maki Asakawa - Maki Asakawa UK Selection | 2016 | CD, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち | 1983 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
Maki Asakawa - Underground | 1987 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
Maki Asakawa - Darkness III | 1997 | CD, Compilation, Promo | |
No Image | 浅川マキ* - Live | 1972 | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Maki* - 浅川マキの世界 | 1973 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | |
Maki* - 裏窓 | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - My Man | 1982 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - Live | 1972 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - アメリカの夜 | 2021 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue | |
Maki Asakawa - Who's Knocking On My Door | 2021 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue | |
Maki Asakawa - Darkness II | 1996 | CD, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki | 1984 | Cassette, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - シングル・コレクション | 2011 | File, MP3, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - My Man | 1982 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose | 1988 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1969 | Vinyl, 7", Single | |
Maki* - 灯ともし頃 | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 | 2004 | DVD, NTSC, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - 裏窓 / 翔べないカラス | 1973 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single | |
Maki Asakawa - Who's Knocking On My Door | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose | 1988 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 夜のカーニバル | 1989 | CD, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | Vinyl, 7", Single, Test Pressing | ||
Maki Asakawa - Some Years Parst | 1985 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - Maki II | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Black -ブラックにグッドラック | 1991 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - My Man | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 夜のカーニバル | 1989 | Cassette, Album, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - Stranger's Touch | 1989 | CD, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - 浅川マキの世界 | 2016 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 浅川マキの世界 | 1973 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress | |
浅川マキ* - ブルー・スピリット・ブルース = Blue Spirit Blues | 1975 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - One | 1980 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 | 1994 | VHS, Reissue, NTSC | |
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki | 1984 | Vinyl, LP, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - こんな風に過ぎて行くのなら | 1972 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo | |
Maki Asakawa - 黒い空間 | 1994 | CD, Album |
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