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  • WASHINGTON - As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents 'house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.

    Home - BostonHerald.com 2009

  • As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents 'house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.

    The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee 2009

  • As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents 'house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.

    Central Florida News 13 - Latest Headlines 2009

  • WASHINGTON - As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

  • Saturday, March 28, 2009 4: 45 PM CDT WASHINGTON - As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents 'house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.

    unknown title 2009

  • Also, those traditional-esque songs called enka here in Japan must get so dull to plunk through after a while…I mean the guitar player was nearly catatonic noodling his way through his “solo”…after a while you’ve got to do something to get through the song with your sanity and enthusiasm intact…

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Keep your eyes on that drummer back there 2008

  • Singer Jerome White, Jr., 27, known as Jero, performs a type of Japanese blues called "enka", at the opening ceremony of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, in Washington on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

    Island Packet: Home 2009

  • Singer Jerome White, Jr., 27, known as Jero, performs a type of Japanese blues called "enka", at the opening ceremony of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, in Washington on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

    Island Packet: Home 2009

  • Singer Jerome White, Jr., 27, known as Jero, performs a type of Japanese blues called "enka", at the opening ceremony of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, in Washington on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

    Island Packet: Home 2009

  • A Swiss friend of mine used to go to sing enka on the whole, and take full advantage of the all-you-can-drink offer they ran at Jumbo Karaoke by knocking back at least five pints of Asahi in two hours!

    Karaoke in Japan: part 2 of 2 2008

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