HI-KA-LI: wind reflections
Michiko Akao
Continued explorations into the mythic origins of the sound of the yokobue, the family of Japanese transverse bamboo flutes. Five commissions (and premieres) of music from 1982 to 1991 with Akao on flutes, Nachiko Maekane, percussion, Carl Stone, electronics, and Kodo on Japanese drums. Featured composers are Masanori Fujita, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Isao Matsushita, Carl Stone and Maki Ishii. Distributed by Deep Listening® Publications.
KA-GU-LA: Ritual of the Wind
Michiko Akao
Akao observes that "performing artists blow a new wind through closed societies. They are the modern-day shamans who use their bodies as the medium to link people to the natural world." Yokobue (transverse bamboo flutes) master, Michiko Akao, and percussionist, Midori Takada, perform music evocative of ancient Japanese traditions - from folk songs to the kagura, the rites of music and dance used to invoke the presence of deities and from which form emerges the very basis of Japan's performing arts. Distributed by Deep Listening® Publications.
KI-NO-KOE: voice of tree
Michiko Akao
Akao's most recent recording includes works by Michiko Akao, Somei Satoh, Akira Nishimura, Haruna Miyake and Teizo Matsumura. An exceptional release featuring compositions still very new and relatively obscure to listeners outside of Japan. Distributed by Deep Listening® Publications.
