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 Seiichi Yamamura |
Percussionist Composer |
He creates music by using traditional percussion instruments such as the Brazilian berimbau and the steel pan of Trinidad and Tobago, and many others. In 1994, he performanced in Brazil. He also performed the one-man musical drama "Yume no Shirase" for which the Drama Festival in Japan awarded him the "Special Prize." For this performance, he also received the award "Yancya Taisho" from Osaka-fu and performed it in Mongolia. In 1997, his solo CD "Voice of TEN" was released. He participated in a performance of chikamatsu theater in the Republic of Korea, supervised the music in "100 Age Movie Festival of Kobe" as a musical director, and participated in "Pantomime Festival," the musical "Lion King," and performed in the Takefu International Music Festival. In 2000, his CD "Liguru" was released, which features steel pans. He composed music for Children's Theatrical Company, musicals, and puppet plays, and is very active in school performances, recording with various kinds of artists, as a composer, workshops, event producer, and director of concerts. |
 Masayo Hirota |
Bassist acoustics & electric |
Played rock, fusion, funk, and other styles as an electric bass player. Afterward, she experienced various kinds of performances and became a pupil of acoustic bassist Mr. Shintaro Nakamura, and began to play jazz. She also studied with Mr. Yuji Onishi of Kyoto-shi Symphony Orchestra. She formed the women's trio "Hanna" and began to play "A.J.Z." (Anijazz) for animation music in jazz. She joined "Musette" and "Traveler of Sound," to play world folk music and dance music. She regularly performs with many kinds of musicians in different genres. In addition, she is active as a composer and arranger and makes computer music. |
 Taro Terahara |
Bansuri | In 1991, he became a disciple of bansuri musician Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa, and learned North Indian music and bansuri. In 1992, he went to India, and met toPandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the bansuri master and studied with him. In 1996, he became a disciple of Mr. Amit Roy, the sitar player, to deepen his understanding of North Indian classical music. |
 Yasuhiro Minamizawa |
Sitar | In 1986, charmed with the sacred place called Benares of North India, he became fascinated by the mysterious art of deep improvisation and the stringed instrument sitar and began to began to study sitar from artist Ms. Shrawani Biswas. In 1995, he participated in the music group "The Tenkoo Orchestra" who mainly play traditional musical instruments from various parts of the world. In 1996, toured together with the excellent pakhawaj player Mr. Shrikant Mishra. Afterward, he was very active playing Indian music in Japan, and did sessions with musicians of other genres and Butoh dancers. In 1997, 1998, and 2000, he appeared in the Glasston Valley Festival with "The Tenkoo Orchestra" and toured the UK. |
 Masaaki Takano |
Drummer Percussionist |
When he was 20 years old he became a pupil of Mr. Katsuhiko Kawase and Mr. Kozo Suganuma, and studied drumming. He later won the best drummer prize at the "Yamaha 8.8 Rock Day." He participated in projects of rock artists of Mr. Masahiro Kuwana, Mr. Amano Sho, and others. He has a unique feeling and nuance for performance techniques with various musicians as a percussionist. He does live performance activity and does studio work with many artists in jazz, Latin music, world music, Japanese drumming, and others. |