Decked out in his broad-brimmed baseball cap, silver necklace and jeans, the young man stands alone on a black stage. With his voice full of emotion, he begins to sing in Japanese:
"All alone in Izumozaki No shelter from tomorrow Cold winds pierce through the heart Bitter words fade into the water Just as the ocean snow''
This is Jero, the first African- American enka singer in history.
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