Minyo Crusaders
Let’s Dance
Tuesday, September 22 2026
The Sultan Room – 234 Starr Street, Brooklyn
Doors: 7 PM | Show: 8 PM
Tickets: On Sale June 5
Advance – $25 | Day of Show – $30
Member Prices: Advance – $20 | Day of Show – $24
Standing Room Only
Co-presented with The Sultan Room
NYC Debut
Minyo Crusaders is a Japanese musical group that revitalizes traditional folk songs (min’yō) by blending them with Caribbean, Latin, and African influences. The band’s mission is to reclaim min’yō as “music for the people”, rebelling against its recent popularity among the upper class despite its working-class roots. The band was co-founded by Katsumi Tanaka and Freddie Tsukamoto in 2011 in Fussa, a city near a US military base in western Tokyo, where they famously hosted jam sessions in the “Banana House,” which had formerly housed US soldiers.
The release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Echoes of Japan, featuring the hit single “Cumbia Del Monte Fuji”, a collaboration with Frente Cumbiero, led to performances in the US and South America, as well as European tours and festival appearances at WOMAD, Lowlands, and Roskilde.
The LET’S DANCE series brings us all together on the dance floor moving our bodies to the infectious beats of DJs and live bands from around the world.