Lucky you live Tokyo (this is for you Mark). Come October 8th, visitors to and residents of Tokyo alike will be able to catch one helluva event. The Ryūkyū Festival in Tokyo ‘06 will feature artists from all around Okinawa and from Amami-Ōshima too. The event will take place at the Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou with the show set to begin at 4:00 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are ¥6,800 with tickets on the day of the event going up to ¥7,300. Information can be found over here.
Here’s a list of the artists who’ll be participating:
- NOBORIKAWA Seijin
- MAEKAWA Shuken “Gen-chan”
- Diamantes
- Parsha cluB
- ŌSHIMA Yasukatsu
- KAMIYA Chihiro
- U-DOU&PLATY
- Ryūkyū Chimudon Gakudan
- ATARI Kousuke
- ŌYAMA Yurika
KAWAMITSU Shien-Shiē will be the event’s MC.
Richie, you might be interested in this Kyodo News article on Ayano and Chisato Arakaki of the group Zampa Ufujishi Daiko:
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=264237
- Myron
Thanks for the link Myron!
The new “War and Peace” concert will be performed on Oct. 6 at Bukamura and on Oct. 22 at Hyogo. Links to the calendars of these venues are here:
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0610.html
http://www1.gcenter-hyogo.jp/sysfile/center_e/e_top.html
Myron, this is worth putting on the “front page”.
Thanks, Richie. I know the Arakaki sisters personally. When not performing with Zampa Ufujishi Daiko, they can usually be found at Okinawa World (aka Gyokusendo Cavern), performing with Eisadan Mafekaji. Both groups are very dynamic and highly energetic.