The charming, vintage Japanese song that starts the podcast is from Hibari Misora, whose career started as a child singer/actress shortly after WWII and continued throughout her adulthood. She's so great. posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:00 PM on March 18
Glad you liked it AV. There is a nice surprise for a film buff like you about 10 mins in. (and congrats on grad school!)
Thanks f@m. her voice has a quality to it that reminds me of an Indian film star that I used to love (but have forgotten her name) - kinda like the carnatic singing you linked.
So *that*'s where it's been hiding.
posted by grubi at 2:18 PM on March 18