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The guardian
d. 1. Oct. 2015
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Robin Denselow
d. 1. Oct. 2015
"Maki Asakawa, who died in 2010, was one of Japan's finest singers. She had a cool, spine-tingling voice and a unique style influenced by black American music that ranged from pained blues ballads to R&B ... Well worth investigating".
The New York times
d. 22. July 2015
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Ben Ratliff
d. 22. July 2015
"None of her music has been released in the English-language marketplace until now; "Maki Asakawa," an 18-track anthology compiled by the label Honest Jon's, is a good way to start. She coded as cult all the way: Her basic sound and image were interior-life bohemian, and in some ways she was cagey with her talent. She didn't belt or improvise broadly. She picked a limited range of notes and climbed into them, applying a pinch of vibrato, letting her voice fade and crackle".