TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA + TENDAISYOMYO (JAPAN)
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Generally available, now booking 2010/11
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Pangaea 6 or 7 musicians: guitar, percussion, koto, ju-san-gen (13 stringed koto) x2, ju-nana-gen (17 stringed koto) shinobue, noukan, flutes) shamisen (lute) plus 9 monks- total touring party 15 or 16
Tatsuya
Koumazaki plays an acoustic guitar made from Paulownia wood, the same wood as
the traditional Japanese zither, the koto is made from. Therefore his guitar sounds
rather like a traditional Japanese instrument. His group, Pangaea, plays traditional
instruments, including 13 and17 stringed koto, shinobue and noukan (flutes), shamisen
(lute) plus
percussion and feature a traditional dancer. The collaboration between Tatsuya
Koumazaki and Pangaea and the Buddhist sect, Tendaisyomyo is totally unique, whereby
Buddhist chants are accompanied by traditional and western instrumentation. They
have released one CD 'Onkochishin' and have performed only on rare occasions in
Japan and once at Basilicadi S.Francesco in Assisi (Italy).
In addition, Pangaea are available to perform playing a mixture of Japanese traditional and contemporary music.