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Aragaki Mutsumi

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Arranged by Aragaki Mutsumi. "ANOTHER WORLD OF OKINAWAN MUSIC" ARAGAKI MUTSUMI NIINUHAI Recordings' 1st release / Up-and-coming artist ARAGAKI MUTSUMI's 1st solo album Produced, composed, arranged, lyrics, poem, vocal, voice, sanshin, sanba, electronics, soundscapes, audio-visual, videos, photos, paintings and artwork by Aragaki Mutsumi. "Aragaki Mutsumi is a trailblazer in Okinawan music." John Potter Music Journalist "I feel like I'm listening to the voice of someone with a deep soul, transmitting an ancient tradition." Paul Fisher Music Journalist, DJ "Aragaki-san is both the future and the past of Okinawan music." James Catchpole Music Writer, Broadcaster "I think that her worldview transcends Okinawa (Ryukyu)." SHICHIRI Kei Film Director "Aragaki Mutsumi is like a veteran with maturity and dynamism." HAGINO Kazumasa Chief Editor, Publisher "It will not be long before the world discovers the music of Aragaki Mutsumi." NODA Ryuji Producer, Director CD(w/DVD) store, lyrics, and more information NIINUHAI Recordings: https://www.niinuhai.com ARAGAKI Mutsumi: https://www.aragakimutsumi.com

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iTunes Store • World TOP MUSIC VIDEOS • Japan • TOP 3 • 19 May 2020 Apple Music • World Top Videos • Japan • TOP 5 • 3 Mar 2022 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP MUSIC VIDEOS • Japan • TOP 44 • 19 May 2020 Apple Music • World Top Videos • Canada • TOP 168 • 3 Sep 2022 Apple Music • World Top Videos • United Kingdom • TOP 199 • 20 Feb 2023

Artist Profile

  • Aragaki Mutsumi

    ARAGAKI Mutsumi Okinawan classic vocal, vocal, sanshin, electronics, audio-visual, soundscapes, photos, paintings She progressively integrates the deep groove and soul of Okinawan traditional music with contemporary sounds and visuals, and she creates unique avant-garde music. She was selected as WOMEX2021 Official Showcase Artist, one of the biggest expos of world music, as 6th from Japan, and as 1st solo artist from Okinawa. She released her first solo album Another World Of Okinawan Music, and got high reputations all over the world. It was selected on BBC Music Magazine,The best world music recordings released in 2021 so far. She performs by herself traditional music with electronics, and also performs with Jazz musicians. She is a second-generation pupil of Okinawan music maestros Fukuhara Chouki and Fukuhara Kyouko.  Media: Songlines Magazine, fRoots Magazines, BBC Music Magazine, WIRE Radio, Far Side Radio (UK), NHK World J-MELO (Japan) Festivals: Hidden Kingdom World Music Festival 2021(online, Bhutan), Camera Japan 2019 Japanese Film Festival (Netherlands), Nippon Connection 2019 Japanese Film Festival (Germany), Earth Day Tokyo 2019, Bangkok Theater Festival 2018 (Thailand), New Narratives Film Festival 2016 (Taiwan), Jazz in Nanjo 2020 (Okinawa), Trans Asia Music Meeting (Okinawa). She participated in Asia Music Summit 2020 (online, Canada) as one of the musician panelists.

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