希望の光

Kibo no Hikari: a piece I wrote for a fundraising benefit for Children's Cancer Center Lebanon. The first half is a requiem to those whose lives, families, friends, communities, homes and businesses were lost. The second half, starting around the 5:26 mark- is an expression of hope inspired by people coming together to recover and rebuild. Featured in the piece is the sound of a traditional coffee grinder that I met in Beirut named Rami Tourkmani.

Sound and video shot, recorded and edited while in quarantine (all while babysitting Shinobu…)

“Shinobu” composed by Kaoru Watanabe

performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble Dec. 2, 2018

Performed by Kaoru Watanabe and Fumi Tanakadate

One composed and performed by Kaoru Watanabe

Improvisations on the theme of Dojoji featuring Chieko Kojima starting at 8'38"

Shane Shanahan -darabukka

Sandeep Das - cajon

Edward Perez - bass

Kaoru Watanabe - shinobue

Wonderful NY based filmmaker, Yuki Kokubo and I experimenting with a solo performance project I've been ruminating on for a few years. Please check out her work at http://www.ocarinamedia.com

Musicians Yuta Sumiyoshi (from Kodo) and Fumi Tanakadate in La Jolla, California.

A fun project that I've been doing with my good friend Daniel Rosen in Tokyo since 2008 and with a revolving cast of artists. The latest reincarnation featured Semba Kiyohiko, Kaori Takahashi, Kojima Chieko (from Kodo), Yoshii Shogo, Naito Tetsuro, Yamano Azumi with the TokyoDex art team: Shinpei Kashihara (Live Painting), Frankie Cihi (Live Digital Painting), Maiko Miyagawa (Live Photography) and D.H. Rosen (VJ).

A more youthful version of myself performing with Kodo in 2004 as part of One Earth Tour Special directed by Bando Tamasaburo.