ARAGAKI Mutsumi
Okinawan classic vocal, vocal, sanshin, electronics, audio-visual, soundscapes, photos, paintings
She progressively integrates the deep groove and soul of Okinawan traditional music with contemporary sounds and visuals, and she creates unique avant-garde music. She released her first solo album “Another World Of Okinawan Music”, and got high evaluations all over the world. She performs by herself traditional music with electronics, and also performs with Jazz musicians. She is a second-generation pupil of Okinawan music maestros Fukuhara Chouki and Fukuhara Kyouko.
Media: Songlines, fRoots Magazines (UK), Far Side Radio (UK), NHK World J-MELO (Japan)
Festival: Camera Japan 2019 Japanese Film Festival (Netherlands), Nippon Connection 2019 Japanese Film Festival (Germany), Earth Day Tokyo 2019, Bangkok Theater Festival 2018 (Thailand), New Narratives Film Festival 2016 (Taiwan), Jazz in Nanjo 2020 (Okinawa), Trans Asia Music Meeting (Okinawa). She participated in Asia Music Summit 2020 (Canada) online as a musician panelist.