Member Since: 03/11/2007
Band Website: http://www.makirinka.net/en/
Influences: Actress: Anna Karina/ Brigitte Bardot/ Marilyn Monroe
Music: Jaque Tati/ all wonderful music
Sounds Like: Maki Rinka sings the original songs such as the soundtrack of 1950’s and 60’s cinema and sings the cover of old jazz standard songs and broadway musical songs. She mainly sings at a bar, a café and a live house in Osaka and Tokyo. She writes her original lyrics and makes melodies herself.She writes words in Japanese and English, sometimes Russian.The concept of her performance is ‘’ CABARET ENTERTAINMENT SHOW with a piano’’ and she acts the world of her lyrics like an actress in her performance.She is called ''Japanese Marilyn Monroe" or "Japanese Betty Boop" for her charming performance style.She released 2 albums ‘’Manechika’’ and ‘’ Cinematica’’ so far and her albums caught great support from record shops in Japan and recorded good sales.
She will release her first covered album"Maki Rinka sings BROADWAY" on August 6, in 2008.In January 2005, She succeeded organizing her event ‘’ CABARET POPEROTICA’’ in the cabaret in Tokyo and Osaka, and in 2006 she succeeded singing in the Jazz swing dance event ‘’Tokyo Swing’’ in the cabaret in Shinjuku, Kabuki-cho. She participated in the European tour of the band, Degurutieni, for the first time in September 2007.
In march 2008, she was succeed in her US tour(LA, Tx, New Orleans).
she was invited to SXSW music festival in Austin (Tx) and the audience was fascinated her !!Now she is keeping playing an active part globally.
Record Label: http://www.babestar.net/
Type of Label: Major