Frank Chickens

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Kazuko Hohki (with Tomoko Minamazaki and Ray Hogan) in rehearsal with Frank Chickens in 1998

Frank Chickens are a female Japanese musical group based in London, who have performed songs mainly in English from 1982.[1]

The single "Blue Canary" was number 42 in BBC DJ John Peel's 1984 Festive Fifty, a poll of his listeners' favourite tracks of the year.[2]

In 1989 they hosted a television chat show on Channel 4 entitled Kazuko's Karaoke Klub.[3]

One of the founders of the group, Kazuko Hohki performs as a theatre artist and performance artist.

In 2010, Frank Chickens were nominated for, and won, the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy God Award.[4]

Discography

Singles

  • "We Are Ninja" / "Fujiyamamama", (Kaz 1984)
  • "We Are Ninja (Not Geisha)", (Kaz 1984)
  • "Blue Canary", (Kaz 1984)
  • "Blue Canary" (12"), (Kaz 1984)
  • "Yellow Toast", (Kaz 1987)
  • "Do the Karaoke" / "Jackie Chan", (Kaz 1989)
  • "Annabella" / "Different", (Eggy Pop 1996)
  • "We Are Ninja Remix Collection ", (Ninja Tune 2000)

Albums

  • We Are Frank Chickens, (Kaz 1984)
  • Get Chickenized, (Flying Lecords 1987)
  • The Best of Frank Chickens, (Kaz 1987) (reissue of We Are Frank Chickens contains 5 additional tracks, including "Fujiyamamama" and "Blue Canary")
  • Club Monkey, (Flying Lecords 1988)
  • Pretty Frank Chickens, (Chico Chica 1992) [only released in Japan]
  • Yukasita - Underfloor World, (Creative Man Disc/Toy's Factory 1994)

Compilations

  • The 90 Days - The Original Soundtrack, (1992) Contributed 3 tracks.
  • Xen Cuts (Ninja Tune 2000), contained new version of "We Are Ninja (Not Geisha)".
  • What Would This Record Have Sounded Like If John Cale Had Had Some Setback And Cinzia La Fauci And Alberto Scotti Had Taken His Place (Snowdonia 2003), "Not Right" (1 track contribution to Stooges cover album)
  • "Blue Canary" appears on the 2009 compilation Kat's Karavan: a History of John Peel on the Radio

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Chickens performance schedule". Frank Chickens. Retrieved July 26, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Keeping it Peel, John Peel, Peel, Festive 50, 1984". BBC. Retrieved July 21, 2010. 
  3. ↑ Guardian Media Monkey. Retrieved 23 November 2013
  4. ↑ "Frank Chickens win 'Comedy God' award". BBC. August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010. 

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