The Boom perform in 1995 on a short-lived NHK programme called Asia Live, which was simultaneously broadcast in other Asian countries. E-Ambe is an Okinawan/Indonesian influenced song originally on their fifth album Faceless Man. Released in August 1993, on this album Kazufumi Miyazawa further explored the music of Asia. Okinawan singer Shoukichi Kina joined them on the recording, as did Okinawan female vocalist Yoriko Ganeko and Singaporean star Dick Lee. The Indonesian elements were particularly powerful and some songs were produced by Makoto Kubota. The title of the album reflected the way the Boom felt about themselves and their music. They don’t have their own specific roots, a ‘faceless man’ who combine other musical roots from around the world to create their own unique face.
E-Ambe and another song from Faceless Man, 18:00, were later remixed by two of the most in-demand producers at the time of ‘world dance fusion’. The British bhangra producer Bally Sagoo and legendary lovers rock and dub mixer Mad Professor. Incorporating samples of Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Indian tabla, ragamuffin and dance rhythms.
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