Tigarah

Tigarah
Background information
Born	1985 Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Funk carioca
Occupations	emcee
Years active	2003–present
Associated acts	Mr. D, Keane

Tigarah (born 1985 in Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese Baile Funk emcee whose music contains elements of Grime, Crunk, and Baltimore Club. She performs both in English and Japanese, and has a growing following in both Japan and the United States. She currently splits her time between her home in Tokyo and Los Angeles, California. Tigarah, by her admission, means "girl like a tiger."

Tigarah became acquainted with funk carioca, a Brazilian rhythm similar to Miami Bass, by Brazilian classmates when she attended Keio University. The political science major was so captivated by the music that she traveled to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to learn more about the music and to immerse in culture it came from.^{[citation needed]} During her stay in Rio de Janeiro, she met Mr. D, a Swiss-German DJ/producer who splits his time between there and Los Angeles. In 2003 the two decided to form a duo, having the same musical tastes and interests, performing under Tigarah's name. In 2006 they signed a major record deal with Universal.

Although without a major label deal for a long time, Tigarah has been featured on NPR and by national American publications like Blender Magazine, URB, "XLR8R", "Dazed & Confused" and the Los Angeles Times. Her music has also been used in the television programs Numb3rs and The L Word, in the games Need For Speed: Carbon, FIFA 07 and most recently in FIFA 08. She has also been featured on G4TV's FreeStyle 101, freestyling in Japanese. Her music has also been used in commercials for the mobile ring-tone service Mobizzo. She has been compared with fellow genre-bending emcee M.I.A., who also rose to prominence from Internet buzz.

Discography

Tigarah EP + Revolution

Tigarah EP +

Tracklisting:

1. "Girl Fight!" (Featured in FIFA 07)
2. "Fake Out"
3. "Japanese Queen"
4. "Roppongi-Dori"
5. "The Game In Rio"
6. "Money"
7. "Everything Is In Your Hand"
8. "Fake Out" (Mr. D Rio Disco Mix)
9. "Girl Fight!" (Mr. D Hyphy Mix) (Featured in Need For Speed: Carbon)
10. "Ishin Denshin" (Keane) feat. Tigarah

Tigarah!

Tigarah!

Tracklisting:

1. "Space Travel"
2. "Much Music Generation" (English Version)
3. "Girl Fight"
4. "Supa Gurl RMX"
5. "Music Gets Me Free" (English Version)
6. "Space Travel RMX" (Morgan Quaintance from Does It Offend You, Yeah?)

The Funkeira goes BANG!

The Funkeira goes BANG!

Tracklisting:

1. "Introduction -TIGARAH-"
2. "Space Travel"
3. "Girl Fight RMX 2009"
4. "SKIT1"
5. "Much Music Generation" (Japanese Version)
6. "The Bizness 2009 ver."
7. "Where You Headed For?" (Featuring Deize Tigrona)
8. "Color,Culture,Money,Beauty" (Featured in FIFA08)
9. "Japanese Queen"
10. "SKIT2"
11. "Let Me Plug USB Stick In"
12. "Roppongi Do-ri RMX 2009"
13. "Music Gets Me Free" (Japanese Version)
14. "Space Travel" (Neo Baile-Funk Mix) Remixed by DJ CHERNOBYL

References

• Ely, Suzanne. Tigarah: The politics of pop. URB Magazine. June 19, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2006.
• Inoue, Todd. Ghetto Jam (Interview with Tigarah). April 12, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006
• Yano, Greg. Eye of the Tigarah: Japanese MC Rocks Crowds with Brazilian Dance Beats. July 20, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2006.

External links

• Tigarah on Myspace
• Official site

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