The Groove
Saturday March 16th, 2024 with Elorious Cain
Citi Pop +

Japan's CITI POP is often referred to an "sub genre" combining SOUL, FUNK, JAZZ and DISCO with a distinctive urban sound. Many sources insist that it appeared in the late 1970's and thrived into the late 1980's. Yet examples of the sound can be found as early as the late 1960's and many CITI POP artists have sold millions of records in the 1990's, right up until current days. Artists like TATSURO YAMASHITA are still very popular. It is important to point out that not all Japanese JAZZ and DISCO is considered to be CITI POP. Groups like MIDNIGHT POWERS and the widely influential YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA are excellent examples of Japanese artists that are not considered to be such. For many young adults throughout the planet CITI POP is considered to be the "new cool" with computer online social media sites like YOU TUBE, TIK TOK and INSTAGRAM spreading it. Some sources suggest that CITI POP may be more popular now then it was 40 years ago. We begin with some material from TOSHINORI KONDO who, like DJ KRUSH and the group JAZZTRONIC, is not really a CITI POP artist. They are the '+' in our title!