is a Japanese funk band, formed in Osaka, Japan.(3 April 2012). "Osaka Monaurail", El País, p. 8. Convenience link .(15 November 2008). "Osaka Monaurail", die Tageszeitung, p. 31. Convenience link. It has been active since 1992.Leggert, Steve. "Osaka Monaurail: biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2013. The band is now based in Tokyo, Japan.
Band members Current Ryo Nakata, vocal & keyboards Kentaro Yamagata, trumpet Taihei Awaji, trumpet Shimon Mukai, tenor saxophone Dan Hayami, guitar Yuichi Ikeda, guitar Tsuyoshi Ouchi, bass guitar Soki Kimura, drums
Former Yohchi Masago, trumpet Katsutoshi Hiraishi, trombone Dai Nakamura, bass guitar
Discography Albums What It Is – What It Was (RD Records, 2000) Rumble'n Struggle (RD Records, 2001) Thankful (RD Records, 2004) Eyewitness to the Live in Heavy Funk System (RD Records, 2005) I Am What I Am by Marva Whitney Produced by Osaka Monaurail (Shout!/P-Vine, 2006) Reality for the People (P-Vine, 2006) Amen, Brother (and other Funk instrumentals) (Unique Records, 2007) Introducing Undercover Express (Japanese title on P-Vine) Live in Spain (Shout!/P-Vine, 2009) State of the World (King Records, 2011) Riptide (Unique Records/Shout!, 2014)
Singles "New Type Thing" (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001) "Down and Out" (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001) "Just Bein' Free" (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jun., 2001) "Mind Power (pts.1&2)" (RD Records, Nov., 2004) "Double-Up, Now" b/w "Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Pt.2)" (RD Records, Nov., 2004) "Hot Pants Road" (pt.1) b/w "Pick Up the Pieces One By One" (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005) "Pick Up The Pieces One By One" (pt.1) b/w "Hot Pants Road" (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005) "I Am What I Am" (pts.1&2) by Martha Whitney with Osaka Monaurail (RD Records, Jun., 2006) "Soulsisters (of the World Unite)" b/w "It's Her Thing" by Martha Whitney with Osaka Monaurail (Shout!, Mar., 2007) "Quicksand" b/w "Ceora" (Shout!, Apr., 2007) "We Got One (A Show)" (Our Label, 2007)* "Signed, Sealed and Delivered - I'm Yours" b/w "Supershine #9" (Our Label, 2009) "Tighten Up" b/w "Soulful Strut" (Unique Records, 2009) "Hung Up" (Unique Records, 2009) "No Trouble On The Mountain" (featuring Shirley Davis) b/w "The Archipelago" (Unique Records, 2011)
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