, better known by his stage name of Afra, is a Japanese

beatboxer Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

from

Suita, Osaka is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 378,322 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km². The city was founded on April 1, ...

. He formed the beatboxing band Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band in 2005 with Kei and K-Moon. He had a guest appearance alongside

Kōichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with ...

in the eighth episode of the anime ''

Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete a ...

'' as the voice of the beatboxing Shinpachi.

Discography

* 2003: ''Always Fresh Rhythm Attack'' * 2004: ''Digital Breath'' (with

Prefuse 73 Guillermo Scott Herren is an American producer who has been based in Atlanta, Barcelona and New York City. Herren releases music under the aliases Prefuse 73, Delarosa & Asora, Ahmad Szabo, and Piano Overlord, and is also part of the groups S ...

) * 2006: ''I.B.B.'' (as Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band) * 2009: ''Heart Beat''

References

External links

Profile at Oddjob Records

Afra
on Myspace
Jason Tom and Afra
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afra 1980 births Japanese beatboxers Japanese male musicians Living people Musicians from Osaka Prefecture People from Suita