Photo: Karen Steains
Yoko is setting off to the USA to deepen her special bond with the Japanese-American community and taiko friends, both old and new. Transcending cultural differences, Yoko's aim is help participants find their primal voices and connect with others through sharing space, time and song.
Travel brings new experiences that shape our perspectives and help create our own personal stories. Join us in a contemporary setting for a concert that offers songs from Yoko's repertoire with Kodo, as well as songs from her CD "morisa komorisa" that she and Derek crafted together. Come share in the stories of how individual experiences traveling the world influence the music we make.
Photo: Donna Ebata
Derek Nakamoto is a record producer and keyboardist who has worked with numerous major artists including Michael Bolton & Keiko Matsui. He is both the producer and one of the performers on Yoko Fujimoto's debut solo album, "morisa komorisa."
Los Angeles
Japanese American National Museum Concert
Photo: Tommy Stamatelos
The pioneering taiko ensemble Maze Daiko strikes new ground in this special concert blending African instruments with Japanese Taiko as well as other global influences. Mazeru is the Japanese word for "mix" and taiko (daiko) is the Japanese word for "drum". Maze Daiko creates an exhilarating mix of instrumentation and rhythms with the physical elegance and powerful sounds of taiko in their debut of several new compositions. Also appearing will be Yoko Fujimoto, Kodo's principal vocalist since 1989.
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA
One of Yoko's self-proclaimed "life works," Voice Circle workshops help participants rediscover song and the power of their own voices.
I really want you to experience what wonderful harmonies can be created simply by letting your voice ring out in its own unique way. Come and share time together where you can simply let your voice soar. Learn to really hear and love the sound of your voice and the voices around you
Yoko Fujimoto
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA