Shangri-La, Osaka

Imagine the Sex Pistols were influenced by East European folk music and they played double bass, accordion, brass, violin, and mandolin; fast-paced gypsy folk with a punk attitude—then you have the Swedish band Rafven.
Formed in 2003, apparently as a reaction to the Iraq war, the band was voted (by Tower Records) as best act at 2009 Fuji Rock Festival. Their latest album is the 2015 {Bring Back the Dinos}, and they claim that this, their sixth album, is “dedicated to revitalize dance floors and energize political action against the re-emerging fascism.”
Rafven is an eight-piece band featuring guitar, saxophone, tambura, accordion, trombone, double bass, violin, and percussion. Of their live performances, the Gothenburg Post wrote, “They boil, bubble, and pour off sweat. They jump, shout, and dance. And honestly, the person who can resist eight jumping jacks spreading this much energy, joy, and love – that person is dead inside.”