7人それぞれが様々な経験を得て2015年結成、自分たちが幼き頃から触れてきた東洋 人としての文化と、西洋人の文化を掛け合わせ「和洋折衷」を音楽で表現し、より多く の人々へ国内外問わず共感を掴むサウンドを武器に活動開始。 サウンドには三味線とロックの融合、歌詞には英漢字、片仮名と平仮名を使用し独特に絡 む言葉遊びを特徴とする。口ずさめるメロディーや、リスナーとの一体感をメインとした ライブを基調とし、高い演奏力と表現力でそれらをまとめあげるライブは必見。自分たちの イメージと言葉の力で世界の文化を繋げて行く。 Sound of guitar and Shamisen are intriguing. Their play style on the stage is what you have never seen before. Ambitious guys started a band in 2014, in Tokyo. They named the band ROA, and they have been playing on the stage since. Music they create is based on their Asian culture and experience of Western culture. Using Japanese, English and KANJI and phrases in lyrics, they write witty literature. Rules are not applied to this band. Their policy is "和洋折衷," which means blending Japanese and Western. They create new music for new global youngsters by combining elements of several cultures. Authenticity is now in question. What is Japanese and what is not? What kind of baby would be born if Western and Asian reproduce? Would it be merely a "mix" ? If there is an answer to such questions, ROA must be the one.