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.

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.

The first ever American-born enka singer, Jero, has become the talk of the Japanese blogosphere the past weeks as he made his debut with the single “Umiyuki (Ocean Snow)”.The single came in fourth on ...

The masterpieces of Hibari Misora have been reissued in spatial audio to commemorate the anniversary of her passing. Hibari ...

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 ...

'ENKA' 'Enka' still strikes nostalgic nerve Bluesy ballads stand the test of time, hold their vibrato own and enter Japan's DNA ...

Sultry-voiced Aki Yashiro, beloved as the “queen of enka” (Japanese ballads), died of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia on Dec. 30, her office announced on Jan. 9.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...