Artist Profile
Likkle MaiFormer female vocalist of DUB band DRY & HEAVY, released 4 albums and a dub album mixed by KING JAMMY, and has become one of the leading dub bands in Japan. In 2005, she left DRY & HEAVY and went solo, releasing 4 albums: ROOTS CANDY (2006), M W (2007), mairation (2009), and DUB IS THE UNIVERSE (2010). Her activities with guitarist The K as part of the two-piece unit Likkle Mai & The K have been both domestic and international. They have been highly acclaimed in Hawaii, where they have successfully toured seven times. In December 2014, they released the mini-album Kitaguni no Haru; in February 2018, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y was pre-released on 7 inch vinyl EP and sold well. Released the mini-album Rise Up in July of the same year. In January 2022, Net Yokocho and Hikikomori no Hikikomogomo were both released as 7 inch vinyl singles. They became the talk of the town along with the music video Net Yokocho. In October, the album DUB NO FRONTIERS produced by UK DUB legend Adrian Sherwood, in which Likkle Mai participated, was released. In May 2024, the song GAZA was released for distribution, opposing the massacre by the Israeli army and hoping for freedom and peace in Palestine. In January 2025, I Like You, a single collaboration with the Jazz and Soul based instrumental band Un Son, will be released on 7 inch vinyl EP in advance. Since 2017, She has also been a member of the backing chorus of the rock band SOUL FLOWER UNION. She is a cultural ambassador of Iwate, a town of great expectations.
Genre: ReggaeActive Area: Hawaii, Australia, Canada, EU, Philippines, Taiwan, UK, US
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