Tigarah

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Tigarah

Background information
Born 1982
Japanese flag Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s) Funk carioca
Occupation(s) emcee
Years active 2003-present
Associated acts Mr. D
Website Official site

Tigarah (born 1982 in Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese Baile Funk emcee whose music contains elements of Grime, Crunk, and Baltimore Club. She performs both in English and Japanese, and has a growing following in both Japan and the United States. She currently splits her time between her home in Tokyo and Los Angeles, California. Tigarah, by her admission, means "girl like a tiger."

Tigarah became acquainted with baile funk, a Brazilian version of Miami Bass, by Brazilian classmates when she attended Keio University. The political science major was so captivated by the music that she traveled to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to learn more about the music and to immerse in culture it came from.[citation needed] During her stay in Rio de Janeiro, she met Mr. D, a Swiss-German DJ/producer who splits his time between there and Los Angeles. In 2003 the two decided to form a duo, having the same musical tastes and interests, performing under Tigarah's name. In 2006 they signed a major record deal with Universal.

Although without a major label deal for a long time, Tigarah has been featured on NPR and by national American publications like Blender Magazine, URB, "XLR8R", "Dazed & Confused" and the Los Angeles Times. Her music has also been used in the television programs Numb3rs and The L Word, in the games Need For Speed: Carbon, FIFA 07 and most recently in FIFA 08. She has also been featured on G4TV's FreeStyle 101, freestyling in Japanese. Her music has also been used in commercials for the mobile ring-tone service Mobizzo. She has been compared with fellow genre-bending emcee M.I.A., who also rose to prominence from Internet buzz.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Tigarah EP + Revolution

Tigarah EP +
Tigarah EP +

Tracklisting:

  1. "Girl Fight!" (Featured in FIFA 07)
  2. "Fake Out"
  3. "Japanese Queen"
  4. "Roppongi-Dori"
  5. "The Game In Rio"
  6. "Money"
  7. "Everything Is In Your Hand"
  8. "Fake Out" (Mr. D Rio Disco Mix)
  9. "Girl Fight!" (Mr. D Hyphy Mix) (Featured in Need For Speed: Carbon)

[edit] Other music

[edit] Originals

  1. "Tokyo Cool Kids"
  2. "Color, Culture, Money, Beauty" (Featured in FIFA 08)
  3. "The Bizness"
  4. "Boys & Girls"

[edit] Remixes

  1. "Boys & Girls Horns Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  2. "Roppongi-Dori Rio Groovy Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  3. "Fake Out Favela Disco Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  4. "Japanese Queen Crunk Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  5. "Girl Fight! Hyphy Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  6. "Everything Is In Your Hand Hyphy Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  7. "Money Speed Dub Remix" (Mr. D, Los Angeles/USA)
  8. "Boys & Girls Remix" (Lilday, USA)
  9. "Japanese Queen Knightime Mix" (Brian Adams, UK)
  10. "Money (Dub Dentist Haisha Remix)" (The Dub Dentist)
  11. "Japanese Queen Acid Mix" (Arkanoid, Belgium)
  12. "Japanese Queen" (AA.Kurtz, San Diego, USA)
  13. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Marco Sgrunt, Rome / Italy)
  14. "Japanese Queen" (ELVENGADORTOXIKO, Argentina)
  15. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Anti-Hero, Maryland, USA)
  16. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Homare, Japan)
  17. "Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix (A. Jaso, Spain)
  18. "Everything Remix" (Indigo Babyz)
  19. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Eiji K, Germany)
  20. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Desdoe, Panam/France)
  21. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (My Nine, Bahamas)
  22. "Fake Out Remix" (Chernobyl, Brazil)
  23. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Lewis, New York, USA)
  24. "Fake Out Jungle Remix" (Nickynutz, Belgium)
  25. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Jingai, London/UK)
  26. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Omega, UK)
  27. "Girl Fight! Anthem" (Mr. Music, Tokyo/Japan)
  28. "Fake Out Remix" (Repticule)
  29. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Jamie Radford, Athens/USA)
  30. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Evilhectorr, Berlin/Germany)
  31. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (John Zero, Boston/USA)
  32. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Scott Melker, New York/USA)
  33. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Sandklang, Bavaria/Germany)
  34. "Money" (Elektrolabel, Mainz/Germany)
  35. "Girl Fight! Tigarah vs. Prodigy Mashup" (Mr. Music, Tokyo/Japan)
  36. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Donutix, Otterup/Denmark)
  37. "Japanese Queen French Remix" (Folio, Bordeaux/France)
  38. "Japanese Queen Remix" (The Empanadas, Argentina)
  39. "Fake Out Remix" (The Tape, Berlin/Germany)
  40. "Fake Out Remix" (Selectah EJah, New York/USA)
  41. "Fake Out Remix" (Rikhy Ray, Germany)
  42. "Money Remix" (Stab Wounds!, New York/USA)
  43. "Money Dub Remix" (Dub Gabriel, Berlin/Germany)
  44. "Roppongi-Dori Dirrty Remix" (Evilhectorr, Berlin/Germany)
  45. "Roppongi-Dori Dirrty Remix" (Lilday, USA)
  46. "Money Remix" (Lilday, USA)
  47. "Girl Fight Chopped And Screwed Remix" (Lilday, USA)
  48. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (Stephan Eisgaard, Sweden)
  49. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (Onodub, Tokyo/Japan)
  50. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (M.-.n, Brussels/Belgium)
  51. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (永井 健 [Takeshi Nagai], Tokyo/Japan)
  52. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Kenji-kun, Murcia/Spain)
  53. "Roppongi-Dori Remix" (Solcofn, Washington DC/USA)
  54. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Geek Revolution, Metten/Germany)
  55. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Ichibanboshi, Sydney/Australia)
  56. "Japanese Queen Remix" (The Tape, Berlin/Germany)
  57. "Japanese Queen Rock Remix" (DJ Schmolli, Vienna/Austria)
  58. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Kima 'N' Chouk, Paris/France)
  59. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Solcofn, Washington DC/USA)
  60. "Japanese Queen Remix" (Yoroku Saki, Mississauga/Canada)
  61. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Rikhy Ray, Germany)
  62. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Matthew !WOWOW!, UK)
  63. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (J-J-J-John Zero, MASS/USA)
  64. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Kima 'N' Chouk, Paris/France)
  65. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (DJ Body Mechanix, Detroit/USA)
  66. "Everything Is In Your Hand Remix" (Geek Revolution, Metten/Germany)
  67. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Las Vegaz, Switzerland)
  68. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (September Lovers, London/U.K.)
  69. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (Yoroku Saki, Mississauga/Canada)
  70. "The Game In Rio (feat. Julia Albert) Remix" (DJ Family, Tokyo/Japan)
  71. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Lenified, New York/USA)
  72. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Skinny Crack Rock, U. K.)
  73. "Girl Fight! vs. September Lovers" (Mr. Bennet, London/U. K.)
  74. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Kendall Barwick, LA/USA)
  75. "Girl Fight! Dub Remix" (Dub Gabriel, Berlin/Germany)
  76. "Girl Fight! Remix #1" (Kima 'N' Chouk, Paris/France)
  77. "Girl Fight! Remix #2" (Kima 'N' Chouk, Paris/France)
  78. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Ronin, Phoenix/USA)
  79. "Girl Fight! Remix" (DJ Family, Tokyo/Japan)
  80. "Girl Fight! Remix" (Miniasola, Netherlands)
  81. "Mashup Girls and Boys" (Mr. Music, Tokyo/Japan)
  82. "Mashup Gwen Stefani vs. Tigarah" (DJ Banton, Texas/USA)
  83. "Mashup Marianna Baraj vs. Tigarah" (Villa Diamante, Argentina)
  84. "Japanese Queen L'orchestre de contrebasses Mashup" (Palookaville Hatena, Japan)
  85. "Mashup MP3J vs. Tigarah, Vol. 1" (MP3J, United Kingdom)
  86. "Mashup MP3J vs. Tigarah, Vol. 2" (MP3J, United Kingdom)
  87. "Mashup MP3J vs. Tigarah, Vol. 3 (MP3J, United Kingdom)

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