brian nishii, rodrigo morimoto, akiko hiroshima, kaori ibuki (vocalists), wynn yamami (chindon and accordion), bill boyer and kossan (sanshin), glenn nataupsky and ben gallina (bass), ryan dorin (keyboards), ali sakkal and rob perle (saxophone), michael birenbaum quintero (percussion)
Etkilendikleri
shoukichi kina, begin, the boom, soul flower mononoke summit, tokyo chindon club, misora hibari, shiina ringo, enka classics and bon-odori tunes
happyfunsmile performs an eclectic mix of okinawan pop, electric folk songs (ultraminyo), supersweet ballads (enka), festival rhythms and obon beats. utilizing the sounds of the taiko drum, chindon, sanshin, accordion, bass, and keys, happyfunsmile extols the virtues of o-pop and chindon to an ever-growing congregation!
Hello, Bonjour, Happyfunsmile ! We are coming to NYC !!!
06-28 14h00- PrideFest (New York Pride 2009) @Hudson St. between Abingdon Sq. & West 14th St, West Village www.nycpride.org/pridefest.html
06-30 19h00- XTC Narcissister & Special Guests @Santos Party House : 96 Lafayette St, Tribeca www.santospartyhouse.com/
07-01 20h00- ATOM AGE || PSYCHO RAINBOW || DEAD ON A FRIDAY @Don Pedro Bar : 90 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, Williamsburg www.myspace.com/donpedrobarlounge
07-01 22h00- HOT ! Festival Kick-Off Party @Dixon Place : 161 Chrystie St, Lower East Side www.hotfestival.org
I hope success is blooming for you guys. I hope to you see ya guys around again sometime... Eh sometime it just happens out nowhere ^_^. Anywho, I hope you guys show up again for the upcoming events this spring.
I miss you!!! Please return to playin' in New York City again soon! & Thank you for being such special people in my life. May a life of true beauty always be yours!
Great as usual last night, especially for the chance to mingle with you. It lifted my spirits from being house-bound for so long. Always looking forward to your next show, blessings to you all in the meantime :) . jc (><)
Hey hey: Last show in New York before heading back to europe and later Japan! and i still dont have a HFS-CD... i want want want!!! how was the west coast?
It was great as usual to see you gifted lovely people today at the NY Obon Festival. I'm pleased to see the many dates you have booked for your busy West Coast Tour next week. May it bring each of you spiritual as well as material rewards and, surely, the sooner you can play in NYC again, the better for all of us who care about you. Kindest regards, jc & company (><) !
