To celebrate the release of their first album “Soraya”, the Soraya 1st Album Release Live “Yutopia is There” held at Tokyo Kinema Club in March will be available for streaming for a limited time. It will be available to watch from 18:00 on Wednesday, July 17th. “Chiisaku Sayonara wo” has also been released on Soraya’s YouTube channel.
◆I soraya – live at Tokyo Kinema Club ⇒ https://youtu.be/vM1HMscgU6k
soraya 1st Album Release Live “Yutopia is there”
This is a live video from the soraya 1st Album Release Live “Yutopia is There”, held in March 2024 to commemorate the release of the first album “soraya”.
They will be performing live versions of all the songs on this album, including the album’s lead song “Kaze no Naka de,” which made it into the Top 10 of the J-WAVE TOKIO HOT100, and “Yutopia,” the song that gives the concert its title.
Enjoy Soraya’s first solo live show at Kinema Club, where she will perform a band set, a duo set, and different arrangements each time.
Among the cover songs they performed were “Signs of Love,” which is also included on the album, and “Ano Subarashii Ai wo One More Time,” which was also paid tribute to in the currently-showing film “Tonovan: Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Times,” in which Ishikawa stars.
The live audio was recorded and mixed by Toshihiko Kasai, who also handled the recording and mixing of the album “Soraya.”
The lighting for the live performance was handled by Hirayama Kazuhiro, and the video was shot and edited by Watanabe Kohei, who also shot Soraya’s key visuals.
It brings back memories of a wonderful night.
Streaming URL: https://eplus.jp/soraya-s
Distribution acceptance period: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 18:00 to Friday, August 16, 2024, 19:00
Archive period: July 17, 2024 (Wed) 19:00 to August 16, 2024 (Fri) 23:59
1 month viewing ticket: 3,300 Yen (tax included)
1 week viewing ticket: 2,000 Yen (tax included)
(Soraya)
Kento Tsubosaka (piano & compose)
Ishikawa Kurena (bass & vocals)
(Band Member)
Nami Kano (Sax, Fl)
Tomoko Yoshino (Mallets, Perc)
KAN(Perc)
(Guest)
Gensuke Kanki (Gt)
(Performances)
01. Listen carefully
02. A Little Goodbye
03. Yutopia
04. In the Wind
05. At the Port
06. A Sign of Love
07. Lucy
08. BAKU
09. Records
10. Alone
En:
11. That Wonderful Love Again
soraya
A unit consisting of pianist and composer Kento Tsubosaka and bassist and vocalist Beni Ishikawa, who deliver pop music that can be shared across countries and generations. They began their activities in 2022 with the release of their first single, “Hitori/Chiisaku Sayonara wo”. Kento Tsubosaka’s unique and stateless songs, the delicate and tasteful sound centered on the piano, and Beni Ishikawa’s unique singing voice and bass playing while playing the double bass connect people to the primitive charm of music. In March of this year, they released their first album, “soraya”. The lead song “Kaze no Naka de” ranked 6th on the J-WAVE TOKIO HOT 100. They are also well-known for their live performances that feature different arrangements at each venue, and at their record release live held at Tokyo Kinema Club, they received positive reviews for their band set consisting of piano and bass as well as marimba, percussion, and wind instruments. Ishikawa from Soraya will appear in the documentary film “Tonovan: Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era” which will be released on May 31st, and will also participate in a new recording of the classic song “Ano Subarashii Ai wo Mouichido”. Both Tsubosaka and Ishikawa have released solo works on the prestigious jazz label VERVE, and are artists who have attracted attention from around the world.
Album
soraya『soraya』
2024.03.13 Release
Digital/CD / DDCB-13056
Released by BJL X AWDR/LR2
https://ssm.lnk.to/soraya
01. Alone
02. In the Wind
03. Lucy
04. Yutopia
05. BAKU
06. A Little Goodbye
07. Records
08. Listen carefully
09. A Sign of Love
Singles
soraya “In the Wind” 2024.02.14 https://ssm.lnk.to/kazenonakade
soraya “Hitori / Chiisaku Sayonara wo – EP” 2022.04.15 https://ssm.lnk.to/HTWMA
soraya『BAKU』2022.10.19 https://ssm.lnk.to/BAKU
soraya “Listen carefully” 2022.11.02 https://ssm.lnk.to/ListentoYourHeart
soraya “Yutopia” 2023.11.22 https://ssm.lnk.to/Utopia_s
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