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Where to Start with enka

Japanese music genre

156 artists

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enka Artists

Natsuko Godai

Natsuko Godai

Akiko Kanazawa

Akiko Kanazawa

min'yō

Sarbjit Singh Chadha

Sarbjit Singh Chadha

Kiyoko Suizenji

Kiyoko Suizenji

You Yokoyama

You Yokoyama

Jirō Shinkawa

Jirō Shinkawa

Mirei Kitahara

Mirei Kitahara

kayōkyoku

Hiroshi Kadokawa

Hiroshi Kadokawa

Hiroshi Takeshima

Hiroshi Takeshima

mood kayō

Chan Ya-wen

Chan Ya-wen

Hokkien pop

Aya Shimazu

Aya Shimazu

Maya Sakura

Maya Sakura

Shinobu Otowa

Shinobu Otowa

Ayako Fuji

Ayako Fuji

Yoshio Kimura

Yoshio Kimura

jazz, kayōkyoku

Vanesa Oshiro

Vanesa Oshiro

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Japanese music genre

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Spinsource covers 156 enka artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.

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