Tigarah — Cassette

Intro

Tigarah sounds like a high-speed collision between Tokyo's neon futurism and the raw, percussive heat of a Rio favela. Her music is defined by aggressive drum machine patterns, sharp synth stabs, and a vocal delivery that sits somewhere between a rhythmic chant and a defiant rap. It is music that refuses to sit still, vibrating with the frantic energy of 2000s global club culture.

What makes her truly distinctive is her role as a cultural bridge. She was the first to successfully translate the grit of Baile Funk into a Japanese context, stripping away the polish of standard J-Pop in favor of something more abrasive and authentic. Her later evolution into French house and dance music shows a restless curiosity, but that foundational 'it-girl' edge remains constant across her career.

Start with 'The Funkeira goes BANG!' to hear her at her most influential. It is the definitive document of her cross-continental sound, blending political science smarts with the raw power of the dance floor. It is essential listening for anyone who wants to hear how global bass music conquered the underground in the mid-aughts.

Tigarah (Japanese: ティガラ) is a Japanese house and dance music DJ and producer. She studied politics at Keio University in Tokyo. She is known as the first Japanese Baile Funk rapper at the beginning of her career and now she is a house and dance music producer currently based in Paris, France. Tigarah’s time in LA, along with her first EP, created a buzz which landed her "It-girl" status in the global market. Her features in well known publications such as Los Angeles Times, Dazed & Confused, Rolling Stone, VH1 and many more lead to 4 of her songs being used for EA Sports, FIFA 2008 & 2009, FaceBreaker and Need for Speed: Carbon. Tigarah has released 2 albums "The Funkeira goes GANG! (2010)" and "This World Is My Playground (2015)" from Universal Music Japan. In 2016, her track with Lewis Cancut "Say OK featuring Tigarah" working with NLV Records in Australia, as well as her collaboration with British Rock Band Keane for their EP "Night Train" the cover track of YMO "You’ve got to help yourself" amplified her brand with her tracks being played on Diplo and Skirllex's Radio. As the face for Proactiv from 2016 to 2017, Tigarah has been an icon for Cosmopolitan Japan, and ELLE girl, where her columns empower Japanese female readers. She has also been the face of E! Entertainment Japan since 2016. She moved to Paris in 2019 and focused on her DJ career signing with RCA, Sony France. Her single "Je t’emmène au vent feat. Lea Paci" made a buzz on radio and was on Hits Français. Her music video has almost 2 million views.

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