あ。うん On Top of the Town
Greetings all, Hogaku trio あ。うん performed last Saturday evening (November 19th) at Restaurant Matenro high up Hanaokayama just behind Kumamoto's new Shinkansen terminal to a capacity crowd.
Two sets of modern hogaku music featuring Izumi Fujikawa on 21 string koto, Jeff Cairns on shakuhachi and Yumiko Minoda on 17 string koto and shamisen, were separated by a full course dinner prepared by the Matenro kitchen with an awe-inspiring panoramic night view of Kumamoto city.
Please check out the link above to see a video from that concert of あ。うん performing their rendition of Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, along with audience percussive participation.
More photos will follow.
