Asa Chang & Junray is the band of the Japanese percussionist Asa Chang, who was the founder and original bandmaster of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. After leaving that group in 1993, he formed Asa Chang & Junray in 1998 with programmer and guitarist Hidehiko Urayama. They were joined in 2000 by tabla player U-zhaan. Live, the group use a portable soundsystem called 'Jun-Ray Tronics', hence the name — although the word 'junray' also means 'pilgrimage'.
Links To Peel[]
Peel regularly played their material and as well as featuring in the 2002 Festive Fifty, the band's track Hana, remixed with added football commentary, were released on Peel's Fabric Live 07 mix CD.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 2002 Festive Fifty: Hana (#17)
Sessions[]
- No sessions
Shows Played[]
- 17 April 2002: Hana (12" single) Leaf
- 01 May 2002: Hana (LP – Jun Ray Song Chang) Leaf
- 16 May 2002 (Radio Mafia): Hana (12" single) Leaf
- 04 June 2002: Hana (12” single) Leaf
- 12 June 2002 (Radio Mafia) Hana (12” single) Leaf
- 26 December 2002: Hana (LP - Junray Song Chang) Leaf (FF #17)
- Post-Peel
- 23 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): Hana (12” single) Leaf