Music

Hifana – WAMONO




Hifana – on the Okinawan dialect, translates as “South Wind”.
This is a Japanese break-bit group, which affects his techniques for creating music.
With Hifana consists of 2 people: KEIZOmachine! (Keizo Fukuda) and Juicy (Jun Miyata).

The band was formed in 1998 in the Tokyo area Kichij? Ji.
Hifana cooperates with label Wieden + Kennedy’s abbreviated W + K Tokyo Lab. So far, all the albums were recorded with their support.
Hifana immediately earned a reputation in the underground scene for his unique live performances.
The Group includes in its tracks blend of classical oriental sounds, Okinawan sounds, as well as many bits.

The video for the song “Wamono” won the festival Japan Media Arts Excellence Award.