Carmen Maki is a half American, half Japanese singer/songwriter that was mainly active during the 70s. Her first album (this one) is a common mixture of enka singing and folk-rock instrumentation. There's nothing really outstanding here aside from her voice which is heavenly as fuck. It reminds me of Meiko Kaji but a bit more softer and more nuanced. The album might be off putting due to a lot of "talking" parts where she probably delivers some kind of backstory or context for the songs (pretty sure she introduces her upbringing in the second song) but they're mostly short and not that jarring. The songs themselves go at a mainly relaxed pace with a lot of flutes, strings and harmonicas. Kinda western-ish sounding in a lot places. Nice and relaxing sunday tunes.
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