Far East Native

FAR EAST NATIVE
above photo stolen from Far East Native's official site, other photos on this page by Eleanor	I like a lot of bands, but some bands really excite me more than others. Far East Native is one of those bands! From the time I first heard the sound clips on their website, I knew I wanted to hear more. Their sound is classic style rock. Their message is peace I got a chance to meet Far East Native and watch them perform live during our trip to Japan in January 2004. Click here for the report
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If you want a good sample of what Far East Native Sounds like, listen to one of their concerts. Recordings of their performances are often online for a while to download from Gig at Boogie Woogie Cafe. Please, check the Shounan Artists Live Calendar for FEN's concert schedule.

Far East Native's Members are:

Name: Ryuichi "Young" Fukuyama
Part: Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica

Interesting facts:
*Born February 13, 1964 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
*Young-san is the main songwriter for the group.
*Formerly a member of Young Gun Rockets.
*Currently, also vocalist for Mammy.

Ryuichi Fukuyama's Home Page (Japanese only) ^New

Mammy
Young (vocal)
Convu (Bass)
Honey (Guitar)
Takahiro (Drums)

To hear a few samples of their music, check out these sites:
http://www.webmusic.co.jp/jenre/rock12.html

http://indiesmusic.com/itemview.asp?id=3881

Name: "KD" Watanabe
Part: Bass, Vocal

Interesting facts:
*Born June 26, 1957 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
*KD-san is a DJ on the internet radio station Radio Blues City West.
*KD-san is a producer at Free Studio Shonan.
*He operates FEN's official website, as well as the websites for
Radio Blues City West and Free Studio Shonan.
*Formerly a member of the band, "Nakamura Yusuke & Far East Native".

KD-san's personal website:
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Name: Shoichiro Aso
Part: Drums, Chorus

Interesting facts:
*Born March 20, 1970 in Fukuoka, Japan
*Currently a member of five different bands! (Extremely busy!)
*Formerly a member of the groups, Humming Bird and Meriken
*He can speak English quite well

Aso-san's personal website:
ANALOG BLOG (Japanese only)

My Shoichiro Aso page

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Discography
Ryuichi Fukuyama (Young) あじさいの花 ajisai no hana ^New (single) WBC2004 - 22 Blues City Records ￥1,000		Young-san's first solo single. You can hear a real audio sample of the song at http://www.angel.ne.jp/~water/cd/ajisainohana.html
Far East Native へいわ heiwa Free Studio Shonan ￥1500	1. fuuha 2. Paradise 3. tanpopo 4. Mama's Water 5. heiwa 6. Asia no katasumi kara 7. mizunami	The album's title "heiwa" means "peace". I have been waiting for that song to be recorded ever since the first time I heard it! Like on their first CD, these songs are good solid rock with great thought provoking lyrics!
HEIWA.D.G.S.	1. 2 (Meri!Hari!) 2. nemureru mori no vision (Far East Native) 3. GET BACK (Zokkon Brothers) 4. SIDE-B (Rag Bulldogs)	This CD was made special for the "heiwa dai gasshou" (big peace chorus) event on February 20, 2004.
Far East Native (DVD) Far East Native Live at CBGB Boogie Woogie Cafe store ¥6000 + shipping	1. hi deru koku no min (Born in the Far East's Native Land) 2. Paradise 3. Asia no katasumi kara 4. Mama's Water 5. heiwa 6. hara kara no uta 7. Hiroshima Fact File 8. nemureru mori no vision	This is a DVD video of Far East Native's performance at the CBGB 100th broadcast commemoration in New York. I heard the broadcast and saw some of the video footage over the internet. It was awesome! This is a must have!
Far East Native Far East Native Free Studio Shonan ￥1500	1. Hiroshima Fact File 2. harakara no uta 3. hi deru koku no min	Good solid rock sound with great lyrics advocating peace. ^-^
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Lyrics & Translations
Song Title	Romaji	Japanese Characters	Song Title	Romaji	Japanese Characters
はらからの歌 hara kara no uta (a song from the gut)	5/1/2004	5/1/2004	ヒロシマ Fact File (Hiroshima Fact File)	5/2/2004	5/2/2004
へいわ heiwa (peace)	7/10/2004	7/10/2004
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Links
	ANALOG BLOG	福山竜一のホームページ Ryuichi Fukuyama's Home Page	Boogie Woogie Cafe

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