Miho Hatori live!

“This next one is a song for kids. It’s fun! I think all of us have a kind of kid inside, right? Along with the shit,” explained Miho Hatori to the crowd. Even when she cursed it sounded cute and musical. Hatori, formerly of Cibo Matto is a talented Japanese avante garde pop singer with a penchant for dancing. Gracing the stage of the Mercury Lounge before she had to take off to Japan the next day, Miho played along with her band, a talented group of musicians playing keyboard, bass, three sets of percussions, and a harp. Miho provided the sweet, playful vocals, as well as playing an acoustic guitar for a few songs, along with her backup singer/dancer. Coming out with a new album sometime this year, her sound continues with its share of Brazilian Samba influences that she experimented with in the band Smoky and Miho, and her music definatley encourages the moving of one’s body back and forth, also known as shaking it. Unfortunately the crowds in America, New York even, have trouble letting go to the music and moving beyond a slight sway and before her final song of the night, Miho had to say, “This song is good for dancing.” Really, most of her songs are great for dancing and Miho had no difficulties waving her arms and gyrating her hips throughout the night, even going into the running man routine at one point, ala MC Hammer. At one point she lamented for the passing of summer and her inability to go the beaches in New York, especially Coney Island. The set ended before I knew it, understandably due to travel reasons. Otherwise, I was quite certain that Miho would have played all night, continuing to keep the groove alive. Definitely check her out when she returns to the United States. I’ll be there, dancing.

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Posted on 9/1/2005 ( Permanent Link )
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