Professional Japanese Harp Musician Sumie, a Koto teacher and performer, was born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan and started to learn traditional Koto (Japanese Harp) music aged 8 at Miyagi School of Ikuta- Ryu. Japanese Harp Player Since Sum…  | By Jucel Balaoag on 20/12/2024 | Professional Japanese Harp Musician Sumie, a Koto teacher and performer, was born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan and started to learn traditional Koto (Japanese Harp) music aged 8 at Miyagi School of Ikuta- Ryu.  Japanese Harp Player Since Sumie moved over to the UK, she has been involved in unique projects of arts, such as Pulse (working with Pulse reading and Taoism ), World of the Women (Kings Place in London), Prince: Re-Imagined (arranged Prince's pieces for Koto and performed with the band), Beowulf (improvisation performing in the play) and collaborating a piece of interesting music with Aziz Ibrahim, the Lord of Strings (co. Stone Roses) and Manasamitra (working with Indian music vocalist, Harp and Electronics). Sumie has also performed with the world-renowned Shakuhachi Player ( Bamboo Flute ), Tadashi Tajima, in Japan, and planning to have a concert with him in the UK in the near future. We can still see her in the advertisement of Wagamama restaurant. MFL966 | | | |
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