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Photo Of Joji Hirota

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From Japan

Japanese percussionist, composer and teacher Joji Hirota is a veteran of WOMAD festivals, and his strikingly physical, graceful and dramatic style has&hellip » read more

Photo Of Dry and Heavy

Dry and Heavy more »

From Japan

Biography provided by management: April 2002 Official website www.beatink.com Shigemoto Nanao : drums Pata: bass guitar Likkle Mai : vocal Ao &hellip » read more

Photo Of Joji Hirota & Taiko Drummers

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From Japan, United Kingdom

The words ‘taiko’ and ‘daiko’ mean ‘drums’ in Japanese. Hokkaido, the northernmost part of Japan, has long been home to the drumming trou&hellip » read more

Joji Hirota & the London Metropolitan Ensemble more »

From Japan, United Kingdom

Joji Hirota is a long-time friend of the festival and favourite of audiences worldwide. His percussion and Shakuhachi playing are of an extraordinary&hellip » read more

Kazufumi 'Echo' Kodama more »

From Japan

2001 Biography Japan’s ability to take an alien idea, gobble it up and regurgitate it smelling sweeter and fresher than the original is a well studi&hellip » read more

Kobayakawa Suigun Taiko more »

From Japan

Taiko is an incredibly physical Japanese style of drumming which, when combined with precise stage movements, produces a spectacle of grace, power and&hellip » read more

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From Japan

The island of Okinawa lies about 500km south of the main Japanese islands and has, over the centuries, been conquered by China as well as Japan. Its h&hellip » read more

Photo Of Oki Kano

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From Japan

Oki Kano presents a mesmerising mixture of chants and rhythms drawn from the Ainu culture of Japan. Encompassing a wider range of influences, includin&hellip » read more

Photo Of OKI Dub Ainu Band

OKI Dub Ainu Band more »

From Japan

OKI was born to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father. After graduating in crafts at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, he moved to New York &hellip » read more

Photo Of Eitetsu Hayashi

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From Japan

An experimental musician revered for creating vivid 'sound spectacles', Hayashi's method of Wadaiko (taiko drum) solo performance requires an unpreced&hellip » read more

Photo Of John Zaizan Neptune

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From Japan, United States

Widely acknowledged to be among the top masters of the shakuhachi, or Japanese bamboo flute. Well-known in Japan, this California native is also an ac&hellip » read more

Photo Of Kenny Endo

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From Japan, United States

'Tradition as a Basis for Innovation' - Kenny Endo is a performer/composer and a leading spirit in contemporary taiko. Utilizing the traditional Japa&hellip » read more

Photo Of Pascals

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From Japan

Why do the four-piece band thing with twin guitars, bass and drums when you can do so much more with 15 members playing a range of instruments from vi&hellip » read more

Photo Of Ska Cubano

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From Cuba, Jamaica, Japan, Montserrat, United Kingdom

There might be just 90 miles separating the islands of Jamaica and Cuba, but their musical heritages, at least during their respective post-revolution&hellip » read more

Photo Of Joji Hirota, Kenny Endo & John Kaizan Neptune

Joji Hirota, Kenny Endo & John Kaizan Neptune more »

From Japan, United States

If WOMAD has a totem musical instrument, one whose ubiquity has shaped our identity over the years, it’s surely the drum. And the person that’s ba&hellip » read more

Photo Of GOCOO + GoRo

GOCOO + GoRo more »

From Japan

Cosmic beats and primal poly-rhythms from Japanese drum troupe WOMAD has hosted Japanese taiko percussion groups before, but none quite like the hord&hellip » read more

Photo Of Mark Alcock

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From Japan, United Kingdom

Mark Alcock, leader of Taiko Meantime, studied and performed Taiko drumming with the Tennon Daiko drummers of Wakayama prefecture in Southern Japan. H&hellip » read more

Photo Of George Kamikawa

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From Japan

George hails from Japan and has spent the last 10 years honing his skills to become an exemplary country blues artist. His playing is typified by its &hellip » read more

Photo Of YAMATO, the drummers of Japan

YAMATO, the drummers of Japan more »

From Japan

What started as a one-off performance by Masa Ogawa and his taiko drumming ensemble in 1993 has grown into a powerful troupe that has staged 2,000 per&hellip » read more


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