Maki Asakawa

Maki Asakawa
Asakawa on the cover of the compilation album Darkness IV (2007)
Background information
Born(1942-01-27)January 27, 1942
Mikawa, Ishikawa, Japan
DiedJanuary 17, 2010(2010-01-17) (aged 67)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • lyricist
  • composer
  • music producer
Years active1967–2010

Maki Asakawa (Japanese: 浅川マキ, Hepburn: Asakawa Maki; January 27, 1942 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. Known as the "Queen of the Underground" (アングラの女王, Angura no Joō), she was an important voice of Japan's urban counterculture.

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