| Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town | |
| Origin: | Osaka, Japan |
| Genre: | Japanese reggae |
| Years Active: | 2001 - present |
| Label: | Victor Entertainment |
| Website: | Official Site |
| Current Members: | Mai Raita Muramoto Big Mom Ran Michael Punch Umeken Iwai Longseller Ogi Yama Banchō |
| Past Members: | Tico Arai - drums Mr. Soulman - tenor sax. |
Bagdad Cafe the Trench Town is Japanese reggae band founded in 2001. Their début album Love Sunset was released in 2003. The front-woman, Mai, sings mostly in Japanese but adds in many English words too.[1] In 2008 the band took part[2] in the Fuji Rock Festival for the first time.[3]
The group took their name from a combination of the 1987 West German movie "Bagdad Café", and the Trenchtown neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica.
| Title | Release date | Label | Japan Oricon Chart Peak Positions [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Sunset | August 6, 2003 | Independent | － | |
| Up Right and Smiley | June 23, 2004 | Independent | 233 | |
| Movin' On | September 22, 2005 | Victor | 226 | |
| Good Times | August 9, 2006 | Victor | 75 | |
| Satisfaction | July 25, 2007 | Victor | 102 | |
| We're Living | July 22, 2009 | Victor | 221 |
| Title | Release date | Label | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everything | August 31, 2005 | Victor | Movin' On | |
| Sunshine | July 19, 2006 | Victor | Good Times | |
| Nice Time | July 25, 2007 | Victor | Satisfaction |