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.

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
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* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ 1969 Vinyl, 7", Single
浅川マキ* - Black -ブラックにグッドラック 1991 CD, Album
浅川マキ* - Some Years Parst 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - こころ隠して 1982 Vinyl, 7", Single, Promo
浅川マキ* - 夜のカーニバル 1989 Cassette, Album, Stereo
浅川マキ* - スキャンダル 京大西部講堂 1982 = Scandal 1982 2011 CD, Album
浅川マキ* - ライヴ 夜 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki 1984 Cassette, Compilation
浅川マキ* - 裏窓 1973 Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
浅川マキ* - My Man 1982 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
浅川マキ* - 少年 / めくら花 1971 Vinyl, 7", Single
浅川マキ* - Cat Nap 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - ちょっと長い関係のブルース 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki 2011 CD, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue
Maki Asakawa - Blue Spirit Blues 1972 Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo
浅川マキ* - 見えないカメラ / アメリカの夜 2022 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue
浅川マキ* - こんな風に過ぎて行くのなら 1972 Vinyl, 7", Single, Stereo
Maki* - Live 2011 CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue
浅川マキ* - Control 1983 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 1986 Laserdisc, 12", Single Sided, Reissue, NTSC
浅川マキ* - 浅川マキの世界 1973 Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
浅川マキ* - Blue Spirit Blues 1975 Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
浅川マキ* - こぼれる黄金の砂~ What It Be Like 1987 CD, Album
浅川マキ* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ Vinyl, 7", Single, Test Pressing
浅川マキ* - シングル・コレクション 2011 File, MP3, Compilation
Maki Asakawa - Darkness II 1996 CD, Compilation
浅川マキ* - Blue Spirit Blues 1972 Vinyl, LP, Album
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose 1988 Vinyl, LP, Album
浅川マキ* - ちっちゃな時から/ふしあわせという名の猫 1970 Vinyl, 7", Single
Maki Asakawa - Darkness I 1995 CD, Compilation
浅川マキ* - 寂しい日々 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - 流れを渡る 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Maki* - 浅川マキの世界 1992 CD, Album, Reissue
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
浅川マキ* - 見えないカメラ 1988 Vinyl, 7", Single
浅川マキ* - Mr. マジック・マン / 寂しい日々 1978 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Stereo
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 1994 VHS, Reissue, NTSC
浅川マキ* - 寂しい日々 1978 Vinyl, LP, Album
浅川マキ* - ライヴ 夜 1978 Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo
浅川マキ* - Underground 2022 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
浅川マキ* - こころ隠して 1982 Vinyl, 7", Single
浅川マキ* - Control 1983 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
浅川マキ* - My Man 1982 Cassette, Album
Maki Asakawa - Underground 1987 Vinyl, LP, Album
浅川マキ* - Maki VI 1974 Vinyl, LP
浅川マキ* - 浅川マキの世界 2011 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

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Tracklist: One

No. Title Runtime
A1 午後
A2 あの男がピアノを弾いた
A3 都会に雨が降るころ
A4 For M
B Pignoseと手紙

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