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DESCRIPTION:In the second concert of their 19th annual season\, Canada&rsqu
 o\;s pre-eminent taiko group Nagata Shachu cross boundaries with a genre-b
 ending new collaboration featuring Toronto blues artists Ken Yoshioka (har
 monica and guitar) and multi-Juno Award winner Julian Fauth (keyboards and
  vocals) at the Brigantine Room\, Harbourfront Centre on Saturday\, March 
 24!\n\nWhile taiko drumming and the Blues could not seem more different on
  the surface\, both are musical genres strongly rooted in rhythm.\n\nJuno 
 award winner Julian Fauth is a piano player and singer\, whose style is ba
 sed on the tradition of pre-war barrelhouse blues and boogie woogie\, with
  infusions of gospel and jazz.\n\nOriginally from Kamakura\, Japan\, Ken Y
 oshioka started his career as a harmonica player\, but also later evolved 
 into an acclaimed singer\, fingerpicking guitarist and composer.\n\nARTIST
  QUOTES:\n\nTaiko master and artistic director Kiyoshi Nagata states\, &ld
 quo\;Although Nagata Shachu has worked with a variety of artists over the 
 years\, this is the first collaboration with blues musicians. From our ver
 y first rehearsal with Ken and Julian\, we knew that this combination was 
 a perfect marriage of rhythm and soul.&rdquo\;\n\nKen Yoshioka says\, &ldq
 uo\;I am really excited about this project. We are going to experience a d
 eep-fried catfish and sushi mash-up of music in this multicultural city.&r
 dquo\;\n\nJulian Fauth states\, &ldquo\;I'm also very excited and honoured
  to provide a dollop of sour cream to our musical gumbo.&rdquo\;\n\nCONCER
 T/TICKET INFO:\n\nTickets: Regular\; $30. Student/Senior\; $20.\n\nOnline\
 ;&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/today.cfm?id=96
 57&amp\;festival_id=0" target="_blank">http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/w
 hatson/today.cfm?id=9657&amp\;festival_id=0</a>.\n\nPhone\; 416-973-4000\,
  press 1.\n\nIn person\; Harbourfront box office\, 235 Queen&rsquo\;s Quay
  West\, Toronto\, ON\, M5J 2G8.\n\nVIDEOS:\n\nJulian Fauth\;&nbsp\;<a href
 ="https://youtu.be/UE4VYYopMCM" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/UE4VYYopM
 CM</a>.\n\nKen Yoshioka\;&nbsp\;<a href="https://youtu.be/0_qnMtAiRFc" tar
 get="_blank">https://youtu.be/0_qnMtAiRFc</a>.\n\nNagata Shachu members pe
 rforming in this concert are Kiyoshi Nagata (master soloist\, taiko\, shin
 obue/flute)\, Aki Takahashi (taiko\, shamisen\, vocals)\, Tony Nguyen (tai
 ko)\, Jason Huang (taiko) and Naoya Kobayashi (taiko).\n\nNagata Shachu ha
 s toured extensively and played rare and unusual collaborations with artis
 ts including the Toronto Arts Foundation&rsquo\;s Arts in the Parks initia
 tive\, world/roots ensemble DRUMHAND\, Japan&rsquo\;s acclaimed taiko\, ko
 kyu and shinobue virtuoso Shogo Yoshii (formerly of Kodo drummers)\, Juno 
 nominated Toronto Tabla Ensemble and most recently the founding member and
  principal dancer of Japan&rsquo\;s Kodo drummers\, Chieko Kojima. Nagata 
 Shachu has previously released six CDs of original music (latest\; Hymus R
 oad\, 2013)\, and four DVDs (latest\; Toronto Taiko Tales\, 2017).\n\nKiyo
 shi Nagata is Canada&rsquo\;s pre-eminent taiko soloist\, whose career spa
 ns over three decades. His principal studies were with &lsquo\;Kodo&rsquo\
 ; in Japan and Daihachi Oguchi (artistic director of Suwa Daiko). In 1998\
 , he founded Nagata Shachu. He also teaches at the University of Toronto&r
 squo\;s Faculty of Music and at the Royal Conservatory of Music.\n\nABOUT:
 \n\nSince forming in 1998 and while rooted in the folk drumming traditions
  of Japan\, Nagata Shachu's principal aim is to rejuvenate this ancient ar
 t form by producing innovative and exciting music (through concerts and wo
 rkshops) that speaks to today&rsquo\;s audience and creates a new voice fo
 r the Taiko. Taking its name from founder Kiyoshi Nagata and &lsquo\;shach
 u&rsquo\; (old term for a performing troupe)\, Nagata Shachu has toured th
 roughout Canada\, the USA and Europe.\n\nMORE INFO:&nbsp\;\n\n<a href="htt
 p://nagatashachu.com/" target="_blank">http://nagatashachu.com</a>\n<a hre
 f="http://facebook.com/NagataShachu" target="_blank">Facebook.com/NagataSh
 achu</a>\n<a href="http://twitter.com/NagataShachu" target="_blank">Twitte
 r.com/NagataShachu</a>\n<a href="http://youtube.com/NagataShachu" target="
 _blank">YouTube.com/NagataShachu</a>\n<a href="http://soundcloud.com/Nagat
 aShachu" target="_blank">SoundCloud.com/NagataShachu</a>\n<a href="http://
 julianfauth.com/" target="_blank">JulianFauth.com</a>\n<a href="http://fac
 ebook.com/KenYoshiokablues" target="_blank">Facebook.com/KenYoshiokablues<
 /a>
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SUMMARY:Taiko x Blues: Nagata Shachu\, Ken Yoshioka and Julian Fauth
URL:/en/events/2018/03/24/taiko-x-blues-nagata-shachu-ken-yoshioka-and-jul/
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