Kazha
Kazha is a 3 piece rock band formed by a singer/songwriter Kazuha Oda and a guitarist Hideki Matsushige. Kazuha Oda is a classically trained singer born in Japan, spent her childhood in several different countries including Brazil. She started out as a solo singer and recorded over 20 different records/projects from classic to heavy metal music until now. She has worked with wide variety of performers including Grammy winner Bob James. Her songs have appeared on the iTunes Top 100 charts of numerous countries for a significant amount of time. These countries include Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Australia, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Denmark and Netherlands. She has worked as a singer in various field of music industry in Japan, but her dream had always been to start her own rock band that tours internationally.
After releasing Kazha’s first album “Overture” in 2010, they had their first North America tour (including Mexico) debuting at Asian Heritage Street Celebration in San Francisco playing with the American Hip Hop group “Far East Movement“. Since then, the band have been touring around the world, including Europe and Asia as well as appearing at various festivals and anime conventions. Kazha also have been performing at local venues including The World Famous Whiskey A Go Go (Los Angeles) and RockHouseLive (Memphis), sharing stage with musicians such as ZO2, Gilby Clarke, Lynch Mob, Tantric, and Y&T.
They continue their musical adventure armed with their strong belief in their music and aspirations of achieving their goal. Their music combines the softness of a falling feather and the heaviness of a hurricane. Kazha represents a new future of the world music: a fusion of cultures and musical view points that create their sound.
