The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre, 18.09.2022 19:00
A Japanese instrumental heavy metal band formed in October 2020. The band fuses the beautiful sounds of Japanese traditional instruments with the aggressive and heavy sounds of metal. The band’s high level of musicality, which unites the conflicts between “Japanese and Western”, has attracted attention from the United States and many Eurasian countries.
The impact created by combining opposites such as “silence and noise” or “light and dark” is made through sound and visuals. Kagura, a form of music and dance performed in honor of a deity. When the fans and listeners are becoming “deities”, those who perform dances in front of them become “Kagura”. This is the one and only “Musō” that creates a whirlwind in the world of music.
Members
The band announced world-famous guitarist Marty Friedman as their guitarist for their activities in 2022. They begin a world tour in Paris in July, and the tour's final stage is held in Japan in February 2023.
Vocalist Akatsuki Nanami is also active as an actress and has been selected to play the main role in the movie Mayonaka, which has attracted a lot of attention. The movie was screened in New York, Japan and France.
She has also played a main role in the movie Kaiki Taxi which will be released in August and will sing the theme song under the name KAGURAMUSŌ feat. Friedman Marty.
Akatsuki Nanami (Vocal)
Akatsuki was born in Okinawa Prefecture. Already as a child she became interested in music and decided to join a choir. She has been performing as a singer and actress since 2019 and she made her acting debut the same year with a lead role in the movie MAYONAKA. In 2020, she formed a band named Kaguramusō, which combines traditional Japanese instruments and heavy metal. She is a vocalist of the band. In July 2022 the band sets off on a world tour.
Tsujimoto Yoshimi (Shakuhachi) *support member
Tsujimoto Yoshimi was born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1987. Influenced by her father, the shakuhachi flutist, after entering high school she took up the shakuhachi herself. She graduated from the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts. Even during her studies she caught the attention of the media with her beautiful play. Because of her remarkable technique she plays a wide range of music genres, from pure traditional Japanese music to popular pop music.
Endo Sakiko (Koto)
Endō Sakiko was born in Tokushima Prefecture and graduated from the Department of Traditional Japanese Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in koto music of the Ikuta school. From an early age, she was introduced to the koto by her mother and learned under Sawai Hikaru and Sawai Kazue, Japanese koto players. She has been active in a wide range of activities, including public performances, media appearances and school outreach performances, mainly in Tokyo and Tokushima.
Kondo Chiaki (Tsugaru-jamisen)
Kondo Chiaki was born in Tokyo. She joined Kaguramusō in 2020 and plays the tsugaru-jamisen.
Biography
July 2022 Japan Expo in Paris (France)
August - “Mystery Road” - the theme song for the release of the movie Kaiki Taxi
KAGURAMUSŌ feat. Friedman Marty
Japan-Korea Super Music Festival in Odaiba (Japan)
September - Japan Expo 2022 in Bangkok (Thailand)
Discography
„CATHARSIS”
Beautiful sounds of traditional Japanese instruments with heavy and aggressive metal sound. The essence of two colliding worlds, Japan and the West, merged into one.
„Swan Lake”
Inspired by Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake", the song combines the sounds of Japanese instruments and metal with the latest sensibility. A Japanese Nu Metal that expresses its own musicality with a “destructive beauty”.
Production
Matsuda Kazuaki - Music and video producer. Lead producer for a heavy metal band performing on traditional Japanese instruments called "Kaguramusō''. He's been involved in the promotion, management, and maintenance of the fansite dedicated to vocalist Toshl since the reunion of XJAPAN during the years 2007 to 2010. After working in management, he has been providing songs to voice actors, idols, and artists since 2015. He also writes educational music such as school songs for elementary and junior high schools.
Creation
ZALA from Mish-Mosh - Sound Creator
He has composed and arranged several of BABYMETAL's well-known songs. One of the members of Mish-Mosh, a duo of music creators who have created a versatile and unconventional sound using a fusion of rock and pop. In his music he developed a unique metallic tone, which became quite prominent at the time and subsequently ranked high on American and Japanese Billboard charts.
Contact
RED BEANS ENTERTAINMENT (Label: Red Beans Records)
Yazawa Bldg. 3rd floor, 3-1-9 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone number:03-5860-7518 Mail: ceo@red-beans.jp
