Petty Booka
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Petty Booka is a Japanese musical group that consists of two women, Petty and Booka, who sing and play ukulele. Most of the band's early output consisted of cover versions of Hawaiian ukulele classics. The two also do many covers of well-known rock songs. Petty Booka was part of Benten Label, an independent record company run by Audrey Kimura. The duo is based in Japan but has toured of Europe and North America.
The group was formed in 1995. In 1997, the original Petty left the duo, and a new Petty filled her spot. In November 2002, the original Booka also left to take care of her baby and was replaced by Candy Eyeslugger's Maiko. The current "Petty" and "Booka" hail from Chiba and Saitama, Japan. [1]
The band has performed several times at the United States music festival SXSW as part of the Japan Nite event.
As of 2008, they are actively touring and recording. Petty Booka has previously toured with Bad Credit and The Aquabats. Their next release will reportedly be a bluegrass album.
Discography
[edit]- Tokyo Bluegrass Honeys [Live] (Benten Tokyo/BNTN-069, 2008)
- Toconut's Hawaii (Benten)
- Sweethearts of the Radio
- Blue Lagoon
- Hawaiian Pure Heart
- Fujiyama Mama
- Ukulele Lady
- Singin' in the Rain (Vivid, 2001)
- Dancing with Petty Booka (Benten Tokyo/Acg, 2006)
- Summer Breeze (Crown, 2000)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Petty Booka Interview". J-Pop World. 2008-05-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
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