{"id":31246,"date":"2025-08-22T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31246"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:05:53","slug":"9-14-japanese-artist-awich-at-central-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31246","title":{"rendered":"9\/14 : Japanese Artist Awich at Central Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Photo credit <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mako Hayashi<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Awich\"><strong>Awich<\/strong><\/a> to Make Her Debut at New York\u2019s Signature Summer Outdoor Music Event \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cityparksfoundation.org\/summerstage\/\"><strong>Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage<\/strong><\/a>\u201d on Sunday, September 14, 2025!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It has been confirmed that Awich, one of Japan\u2019s leading female rappers, will perform at \u201c<strong>Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage<\/strong>,\u201d New York\u2019s iconic outdoor music festival. This marks a historic first for a Japanese female rapper, and will be a milestone stage for Japanese hip-hop as well.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p class=\"p1\">Following her track \u201cButcher Shop feat. FERG, \u201d produced by RZA, the leader of Wu-Tang Clan, Awich released \u201cWax On Wax Off feat. FERG &amp; Lupe Fiasco,\u201d expanding her full-scale activities in the United States and earning acclaim for both her musicality and presence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;<strong>Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage<\/strong>&#8221; is one of New York\u2019s most beloved, broadly accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals. SummerStage annually presents more than 80 free and benefit performances in Central Park and neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs reaching more than 220,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich-1.jpg\" alt=\"Awich \" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9Photo credit <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mako Hayashi<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With diverse artists and performances in genres that represent the cultural fabric of New York City ranging from jazz, hip-hop, Latin, and global to indie and contemporary dance, SummerStage fills a vital niche in our City\u2019s summer arts festival landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since its inception nearly 40 years ago, the festival has featured legendary artists including Stevie Wonder, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Herbie Hancock, The Roots, Jay-Z, and Nas. More than seven million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition, Awich will serve as curator, bringing several Japanese artists to join the lineup. Stay tuned to find out who will be performing. In New York, one of America\u2019s greatest cultural capitals, at \u201c<strong>Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage<\/strong>\u201d\u2014a summer tradition\u2014Awich, the rapper from Okinawa representing Japan, along with the artists soon to be announced, will deliver an unforgettable performance. Don\u2019t miss the chance to witness this historic moment in person.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich.jpg\" alt=\"Awich \" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Awich-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Photo credit <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mako Hayashi<\/span><\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Photo credit Mako Hayashi Awich to Make Her Debut at New York\u2019s Signature Summer Outdoor Music Event \u201cCapital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage\u201d on Sunday, September 14, 2025! It has been confirmed that Awich, one of Japan\u2019s leading female rappers, will perform at \u201cCapital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage,\u201d New York\u2019s iconic outdoor music festival&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,20471],"tags":[28184,28187,19136,8905,28186,2057,2141,28185],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>9\/14 : Japanese Artist Awich at Central Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Awich to Make Her Debut at New York\u2019s Signature Summer Outdoor Music Event \u201cCapital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage\u201d on Sunday, September 14, 2025!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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