VERY BE CAREFUL (Los Angeles, USA）
@ Snow Splash in Minakami

Adventure has never been a task for Very Be Careful. A Caribbean soul and a California heart have sustained a decade of ceaseless romp-downs and raucous times for L.A.’s "vallenato veteranos," inciting 10s of 1,000s of men, women, children, and even some wild animals, to boogie to the Colombian coastal beat. From the crazy streets of: Austin’s SXSW, and Germany’s World Cup Tour ’06; to the cultural pinnacles of: Chicago’s Summer Dance Series, New York’s Central Park Summerstage, Los Angeles’ Grand Performances, Silver Lake’s Sunset Junction Street Fair; colossal concerts: L.A. Sports Arena Cumbia Fest, Glastonbury Music Festival, and Fuji Rock Festival Japan; clubs and hubs: N.Y.’s SOBs, L.A.’s HOBs, backyard BBQs, Very Be Careful has tamed the beasts within or unleashed the ones without.

Bootlegged across Latin America, pumped at the clubs, and ripped on the radio and satellite stations of Japan, Argentina, Mexico, England, Belgium, Australia, Canada and the USA, Very Be Careful forges ahead globetrotting alongside legends and antiheros: Joe Strummer, Alfredo Gutierrez, Antibalas, Carlos Vives, Dub Trio, Grupo Niche, Kronos Quartet, Gogol Bordello. Their infamous ten year traditions hosting old school “dances” for Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, Halloween and the legendary July 4th Brooklyn “Cumbia Under The Sparks” rooftop affair, has brought together people from around the globe itchin’ for those early roots sounds that prove a stripped down parranda is sometimes fiercer, and more fun, than a bleedin’ riot.

Their newest cd, Salad Buey, is an urban jungle story of wild beasts and wilder beauties. It is a raw tale of L.A.’s gritty streets as told through the sweet and savory sounds of accordion, bass and percussion under the same palm tree sway as on the steamy coast of Colombia. From the 1998 Pinto Records’ El Niño (produced by Money Mark), 1999 De Volada Records’ Cheap Chillin', Downtown Pijao’s 2001 The Rose, 2002 El Grizz, 2003 film The Tooth (which stars the band), and the classic 2005 Ñacas… to the new savage sounds of Salad Buey, VBC flies that “booty-shakin’ firestorm” flag higher than ever!!

Web: http://www.verybecareful.com/

TEX & THE SUNFLOWER SEED (Japan）
@ Snow Splash in Minakami

Tex & the Sun Flower Seed sound is a mix of reggae, ska, rock steady and a touch of J-pop. Tex has been credited with the creators of "J-Po-ggae." Since their formation in the winter of 2002, and they live and play by the motto "No fun, no music" and their enjoyable upbeat performances feel like a "matsuri." They collaborate often with  artists such as Masayoshi Kinou & Champloose and Soul Flower Union and support a number of organizations through their music.

Web: http://www.tex-sfs.com

EKD (Japan）
@ Snow Splash in Minakami & Hakuba

MEMBERS: EKD (Guitar-Vocals) 、SAUDI (Samplers) 、TINNEN (Percussion). Guest Artists: BEACH IWASAKI (Timbales/from Copa Salvo) 、RUDIE YUKI (Accordion/ex SAN FERNANDO MENTO PATROL)
 
PROFILE: Sometime in 2006, EKD was born. Formed by Ikeda (guitar & vocal) and Saudi (DJ & programming); the band exploded onto an unsuspecting Tokyo music scene with its unique mixture of Patxanga messages and massive doses of rock Latino, ska, reggae, cumbia, ragga, dub and raw energy. Famous for their live shows, EKD have been supporting well-known artists such as, The Zoot 16, Rhombus, Very Be Careful, etc. In their wake, they left many fans hungry for more and influenced scores of new artists throughout Japan. EKD continue touring around Japan. In the meantime, kick up the volume, stand back and get ready for the full frontal assault known as ... EKD!

Web: http://www.myspace.com/fzmx

CARIBBEAN DANDY DJs (Japan）
@ Snow Splash in Minakami & Hakuba

Caribbean Dandy is a Tokyo based DJs collective-group. Members SATORU FUJII a.k.a Satol F. (Head Case), TETZ MATSUOKA a.k.a Prince Matsuoka (Club Ska-Head Case), Kazuhiro Sudo (3.1 length-The Zoot 16), AMEMIYA“Babylion”KSK, ICHI-LOW, SAUDI are all big names in the reggae-ska-rebel DJ scene. This unit has been on the leading edge of the ska, reggae, rock latino, rebel music scene since the 80's. This has earned them respect in the club music scene. In 2005, they took part in "Street Beat Festival" in Italy, and have toured with Banda Bassotti, The Slackers and Bombshell Rocks, throughout Europe. In Japan, they have toured with Brahman, The Ska Flames and other top acts. Including Fuji Rock Festival, Rock On The Rock, as well  as many tours with foreigner artists, such as The Skatalites, The Trojans, Rico Rodriguez, Ska Cubano, The Slackers, The English Beat, Fermin Muguruza, Laurel Aitken, U-Roy, Roy Ellis, Banda Bassotti, Chris Murray and many others. They plan to do more aggressive performances in the near future. In Tokyo you can catch them at The Room, Club Wire, Organ Bar, etc.

Caribbean Dandy Collaborations: The Skatalites, The Trojans, Rico Rodriguez, Laurel Aitken, Fermin Muguruza, Ska Cubano, Banda Bassotti, London Nite, Rhombus, TheBusters, U Brown, Chris Murray, Rude Hi Fi aka Barriobeat, The English Beat and many others.

VOLGROOMA (Japan）
@ Snow Splash in Minakami & Hakuba