Asakusa Jinta take their name and inspiration from the Tokyo historic district where jintas (roving Japanesestreet bands) once filled the streets. The band's mixture of punk, ska, swing, and march music (performed bythe six-piece outfit including standup bass, horns, and rhythm section) began driving audiences wild in 1999.Asakusa Jinta's dynamic display earned a reputation throughout their hometown of Tokyo for vibrant(bordering on frantic) live performances, featuring outlandish swing-era-gone-mad costumes and typicallystanding-room-only halls. With a horn section prone to marching through the packed audiences and afrontman/bass player whose vocals conjure images of a carnival barker, Asakusa Jinta bring the spirit ofchindon'ya (traditional Japanese street performance) to life.