Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Author: Takegawa
LOCATION: British Columbia, Canada


NAME: Alcvin Takegawa Ramos


TRAVEL RADIUS: BC, Canada, Japan.....Anywhere


AVAILABLE FOR: Shakuhachi Intensive Retreats for playing and/or making hocchiku, Leading Pilgrimages to Japan to harvest bamboo and visit sacred places, concerts, workshops, lectures, lecture/demos, flute appraisals, home concerts, private & group lessons, weddings, funerals, openings, closings, corporate gatherings.


PAY RANGE: Depends on the project.


DESCRIPTION, STYLE, OTHER DETAILS:

I have a Shihan from Katsuya Yokoyama and have been teaching for 10 years. I specialize in the Dokyoku of Yokoyama Katsuya and Hocchiku (as taught by Atsuya Okuda) but teach a variety of Kinko, Meian, Tozan, and modern pieces for 13 & 17 string koto.  I have performed with Mongolian Throat singers, bagpipes, taiko, sitar, tabla, orchestra, trumpet, guzheng, percussion, guitar, cello, american indian flute, piano, electronics.  And with distinguished artists: John McLaughlin, Bill Laswell, Kaoru Kakizakai, Teruo Furuya, Kazushi Matama, Toshinori Kondo, Kazutoki Umezu, Joseph Pepe Danza, Michael O'neill, and Uzume Taiko.

I play traditional Japanese solo and ensemble music. I also perform shakuhachi in various improv settings focusing on ambient, atmospherics with digital/electronic processed sound.

Performance experience includes shakuhachi performances in the United States, Japan, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and more.

I am available for the following:

Solo shakuhachi

Sankyoku Trio or Duet with Koto

Dharmakasa-Shakuhachi, world beat

Shindake (ambient electronic music)

Last edited by Takegawa (2007-11-11 16:57:32)