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TONKORI SOUND SKETCH

Bie Suo

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Opening the door to the new world of Tonkori, which is a different from Ainu music.
An album that challenges the new possibilities of Tonkori. It's been nine years since I first met Tonkori. Her long-awaited 4th solo album by Bie Suo (ex. TENKOO Orchestra) who tried to reconstruct outside the tradition by facing Tonkori, facing roots, facing herself, engaging and dismantling.
For two years when all the live performances were suddenly canceled due to the appearance of the covid-19, the two-disc album contains a record of daily thoughts written with the sound of Tonkori as writing a diary. All performances, programming and recording by Bie Suo, and LMD's KABAMIX is in charge of mastering. An original work composed by Bie Suo with a total of 19 songs, including an ambient sound that mixes the natural sounds of the sea, mountains, and towns of Taiwan, a Tonkori solo, and a band ensemble. A two-disc set consisting of SKETCH 1 singing in Japanese, Chinese and English, and SKETCH 2 which is a collection of instrumental songs by Tonkori.

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TONKORI SOUND SKETCH

Apple Music • World Top Albums • Taiwan • TOP 35 • 11 Oct 2023 Apple Music • World Top Albums • Korea, Republic of • TOP 64 • 14 Jul 2024

Artist Profile

  • Bie Suo

    A singer, composer, and Tonkori player of the traditional Sakhalin Ainu instrument. He worked as a percussionist in the TENKOO orchestra and many other units. He released his 1st solo album in 2016 and was given Ainu name "Ramat Tuntek (it's mean The soul echoes)" by the Ainu elders. In 2017, started activities as a Tonkori player and singer. In the same year, he released a live album "Dokuen". In 2019, released the 3rd album "At the shore". 2022 June 15, the 4th album "TONKORI SOUND SKETCH" will be released.

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