Midori Takada and Lafawndah blur the lines between live music performance and devotional ritualistic theatre. The two experimental artists from Japan and London have come together to showcase Ceremonial Blue, a stage production which is built around their 2018 EP Le Renard Bleu. As Takada plays out with handbells, antique...
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Music and food have always been a tasty pairing, which sadly features on TV screens only on rare occasions. One of the few ‘enlightened’ TV hosts (next to brilliant chef, music lover, writer, cultural observer and a half a dozen other things) who delved into and narrated the link between...
View Giacomo Lee bio here Midnight Munchies – The Eat & Sleep Mix by Giacomo Lee “Music for a restless night, and a restless belly. All tracks made in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere in the Far East”. Track List: Side A: FOOD 00.00: Risso –...
Since the reissue of her spectacular 1982 solo album Through The Looking Glass, Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada has been experiencing a new wave of success which has brought her touring the world again. After two sold-out gigs in London last year, Takada returns to the British capital on...
View Giacomo Lee bio here Atlantic Lipsss starts off with one of the most slept on indie releases from last year by South Korea’s 75a. It then explores the best synth-pop, future funk, dream music and art rock from Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. There’s footwork from Foodman, plunderphonic fun from...
We had plenty of fun on Saturday during Celebrating Tanabata event at Rich Mix…so we’re more than looking forward to keeping the Far-East party mood going. Luckily, London and its event calendar have perfect timing and in just a few days’ time will host the largest Japanese “fun fair” in the UK....
As you might have understood, we’re getting into the Japanese mood. In little more than two weeks, we’ll host at Rich Mix in Shoreditch an intriguing cultural experience inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun and celebrating Tanabata Festival (you can still buy your tickets HERE), but in the meantime…...
View Koichi Sakai bio here Get into the Tanabata mood with an exclusive mix compiled for us by Koichi Sakai From old school J-pop to new age techno and jazz strictly vinyl only mix by Koichi Sakai. Including Akiko Wada, The Spiders, Haruomi Hosono, Y.M.O., Tatsuro Yamashita and his own production...
Join Rhythm Passport on July 8th as we celebrate the Japanese festival of Tanabata at Rich Mix! Tanabata is the ‘Star Festival’ of Japan which commemorates the meeting of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. As the legend goes, the two lovers are separated by the Milky Way and can meet just...
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Japanese guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter Miyavi currently has North London in his creative sights. Miyavi, pseudonym of Takamasa Ishihara, is a guitar virtuoso, singer-songwriter, record label founder/owner, and actor from Japan, who has been on the scene since 1999. Famous for his finger-slapping style of playing guitar, he has created...
