Nick Luscombe meets sanshin player, singer  / songwriter and producer, Aragaki Mutsumi.  

Aragaki Mutsumi is a trailblazer in Okinawan music. With the utmost respect for the past and for the rich history of her islands’ traditional music, she is nevertheless unafraid to challenge herself with many experiments and global collaborations. Her distinctive vocal style and virtuosity on the sanshin is becoming better known and she uses both to create adventurous ways in which to move Okinawan music in new directions. On this album she singlehandedly creates another world embracing both natural sounds and effects in order to conjure up an immersive aural and visual experience.  

​John Potter, Music Journalist, Author of “The Power of Okinawa”

https://www.aragakimutsumi.com

Thanks to the Great Britain Sasakawa for their support of this podcast series.
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