AGA-SHIO (JP)
19:30
Concert Hall
AGATSUMA, Hiromitsu - tsugaru-shamisen, vocals
SHIONOYA, Satoru - piano
If you ever had the opportunity to hear the sound of the shamisen, you’d notice that its sound represents the heart and soul of the Japanese. In fact, it is probably the most beautiful of all sounds native to Japan. The spirit of this traditional sound inspired Hiromitsu Agatsuma, who was strongly influenced by the shamisen his father played. From his childhood he played the shamisen and sang traditional minyo songs, exploring and embracing the spirit of Japanese traditional music. He later taught himself to play the piano and joined rock bands, but eventually returned to the world of the shamisen. On the other hand, Satoru Shionoya, who had been composing modern music and performing salsa internationally as a member of Orquesta De La Luz, rediscovered his own roots as a Japanese when he encountered the music of Agatsuma. It was a magical moment. The harmony of AGA-SHIO is a new Japanese sound that no one has heard before. The innovative aspect of their sound has a way of bringing out the beauty of Japanese tradition. The coming together of the East and West, the tension between tradition and innovation - the end result has been the creation of an entirely new form of music that even they did not anticipate.
www.aga-shio.com
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU
With kind support of the Japan Foundation, Budapest
www.jfbp.org.hu
℗ BMC
If you ever had the opportunity to hear the sound of the shamisen, you’d notice that its sound represents the heart and soul of the Japanese. In fact, it is probably the most beautiful of all sounds native to Japan. The spirit of this traditional sound inspired Hiromitsu Agatsuma, who was strongly influenced by the shamisen his father played. From his childhood he played the shamisen and sang traditional minyo songs, exploring and embracing the spirit of Japanese traditional music. He later taught himself to play the piano and joined rock bands, but eventually returned to the world of the shamisen. On the other hand, Satoru Shionoya, who had been composing modern music and performing salsa internationally as a member of Orquesta De La Luz, rediscovered his own roots as a Japanese when he encountered the music of Agatsuma. It was a magical moment. The harmony of AGA-SHIO is a new Japanese sound that no one has heard before. The innovative aspect of their sound has a way of bringing out the beauty of Japanese tradition. The coming together of the East and West, the tension between tradition and innovation - the end result has been the creation of an entirely new form of music that even they did not anticipate.
www.aga-shio.com
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU
With kind support of the Japan Foundation, Budapest
www.jfbp.org.hu
℗ BMC