Osaka Monaurail
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is a funk music band, formed in Osaka, Japan. Active since 1992 to present. The group is currently based in Tokyo.
aka Introducing Undercover Express (Japanese title)
Band members (2009)
- Ryo Nakata, vocal & keys
- Kentaro Yamagata, trumpet
- Seiji Sakakibara, trumpet
- Katsutoshi Hiraishi, trombone
- Shimon Mukai, tenor saxophone
- Dan Hayami, guitar
- Yuichi Ikeda, guitar
- Dai Nakamura, bass
- Soki Kimura, drums
Selected discography (albums)
- What It Is - What It Was (2000)
- Rumble'n Struggle (2001)
- Thankful (2004)
- Eyewitness To The Live In Heavy Funk System (2005)
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(Produced by Osaka Monaurail, 2006) - Reality For The People (2006)
- Amen, Brother (and other Funk instrumentals) (2007)
aka Introducing Undercover Express (Japanese title)
- Live In Spain (2009)
- State Of The World (2011)