【イベント情報】和太鼓演奏者Kenny Endo 演奏会

世界的に有名な和太鼓演奏者Kenny Endo　（ケニー遠藤）氏がOberlin Universityにて演奏会を開きます。2010年以来、久しぶりのオハイオでの演奏会です。今回は和太鼓演奏40周年ツアーで同大学へ来られるとのことです。迫力ある和太鼓演奏を聴くめったにない機会、ぜひ皆さまそろってお出かけください。


2016年4月3日 19：00～21：00　詳細

Finney Chapel

135 W Lorain St, Oberlin, Ohio 44074

Taiko Master KENNY ENDO'S CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

Kenny Endo (odaiko, taiko set, percussion)
Abe Lagrimas Jr. (Vibraphone, Drums, Ukulele, and Taiko)
Riley Lee (Shakuhachi -- a Japanese flute)
Sumie Kaneko (Shamisen, Vocals)
Miles Endo (taiko)

This performance by world renowned taiko artist, Kenny Endo, is free and open to the public. Please join us!

"A jazz percussionist and early innovator in Japanese taiko, Kenny Endo's adventurous spirit stretches the taiko genre incorporating influences like funk, jazz, Afro-Cuban & Hawaiian, with roots firmly grounded in tradition."

Selected Accomplishments:
Kenny Endo is the first foreigner in Japan to receive a natori (stage name), which is a great honor. His playing can be heard in film soundtracks such as Picture Bride and Apocalypse Now, and he has performed for the late Michael Jackson, played with Bobby McFerrin, and opened for The Who. For more information on master Kenny Endo, please check out kennyendo.com

This performance has been made possible by the generosity of Oberlin Shansi, East Asian Studies Department, and many individual donations.