Thanks for the welcome!
Over the past several months, I've grown fond of
many Enka & Jpop performers. I'm not exactly sure why
I've taken to it so much (particularly the female singers -
those kimonos are too sexy I guess
).
As I've looked around I've noticed a few sites that
have LOADS of downloadable Enka. You may of
course have heard of several of these artists, but
if anyone asks me, these names come to mind.
Enka performers I really like:
Sayuri Ishikawa
Aki Yashiro
Chiyoko Shimakura
Toshimi Tagawa
of course, Keiko Fuji
(I'm not as huge on Misora Hibari
as so many are, but out of respect
I should mention her)
Some great pop vocalists (some have
done Enka) that I really like include:
Peanuts
Momoe Yamaguchi
Teresa Teng (the late but ever great Taiwanese singer)
Ayumi Ishida
Kayoki Moriyama
Mayumi Itsuwa
Yuki Saori
Naomi Sagara
Some sites where you can listen and/or download
include Beemp3.com and video4viet.com. Blogs
are great sources too. I also joined mp3panda.com
because they have some some of the above-mentioned
singers.
Of course, the easiest and most costly option is
buying the CDs outright (which can be a tad expensive).
Now Dan has put a "huge" amount of music up here and
it's the best thing going for anyone who wants to sample
the Enka and Jpop of the 20s through the 70s.
-Matt