From the Beatles¡¯ ¡°¡± to Thundercat¡¯s ¡°,¡± there¡¯s a long tradition of musicians writing odes to their pets. But not many have devoted an entire album to a beloved animal as Tujiko Noriko does with her latest, ¡°PON.¡±
Released last month by Editions Mego, the album is dedicated to the France-based singer¡¯s late cat, Ponpon. Tujiko, who uses Japanese name order as an artist, adopted him as a kitten after finding him abandoned on the street.
¡°I took it quite seriously,¡± the 49-year-old says, speaking over Zoom from Paris, where she¡¯s taking a rare break from parenting duties. ¡°I became a bit obsessed with this cat, like a crazy cat woman.¡±
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