This post-war Japanese sound, primarily sung by ladies in their 50s and 60s, is adapting to seek a younger audience. My besotted daughter is first in line Since her father is a longtime music ...

Reporting from Tokyo — — Looking back, says the pop singer called Jero, the songs were a soundtrack to his childhood, the strange and sorrowful melodies enjoyed by his Japanese-born grandmother — ...

There are some days that Jero could definitely use a few clones. Ever since the enka singer made his debut in February, his life has been a daily whirlwind of promotional appearances, media interviews ...

A windy night, the whistle of the midnight train, and a bad breakup. Welcome to the world of "enka" (ballads), the music of suffering and lost love, jealousy and loneliness. Unchanging in an ...

On the surface, Jerome Charles White Jr, aka Jero, looks like any old run-of-the-mill rapper. The 21-year-old African-American computer technician was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ...

WASHINGTON — As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents’ house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background. White’s Japanese ...

‘Enka' is a traditional Japanese form of music that became popular post World Wars. The songs usually describe loneliness, loss, sadness, love, enduring hardships and persevering in the face of ...

This Singh sings in Japanese, dances in a kimono and swirls his umbrella like opera performers from the orient. In fact, he is one himself. HT Image Sarabjit Singh Chadha, 59, a Delhi-based ...