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kioku
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		"taiko and percussion, live electronics, saxophones" NEW YORK, New York United States Profile Views: 5494 Last Login: 6/21/2008
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kioku: General Info

Member Since	6/9/2006
Band Website	kiokugroup.com
Band Members	Wynn Yamami (taiko, percussion), Christopher Ariza (live electronics), Ali Sakkal (saxophones, percussion)
Influences	Experimental jazz, new music, computer music, Asian folk music traditions.
Record Label	Quiet Design Records
Type of Label	Indie

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About kioku

Based in New York City, the experimental music group KIOKU creates a new terrain between traditional Asian music and collaborative improvisation. The trio consists of Wynn Yamami (taiko and percussion), Christopher Ariza (live electronics), and Ali Sakkal (saxophones, percussion). While grounded in historical musical practices, KIOKU (Japanese for "memory") embraces the plasticity of tradition and freely employs improvisational and avant-garde musical techniques.

Pinari

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Special thanks to John Ko and Black Box (video and photography for the performing arts) at www.blackboxdigital.net

Live at the Red Room in Baltimore. Special thanks to videographer and editor N.O. Smith at www.myspace.com/smithfilm

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The Rick Jensen Trio	Mar 21 2008 1:34 PM Thanks! Great sounds! Rick.
kim ~ kim	Sep 29 2007 11:00 AM please delete the comment below, i didn't send it! um.. but here's a poem i wrote the first time i heard you play; remember rhythm; 2.august.2006.nyc.while listening: Remember Rhythm. Remember Flow. Remember when you're always making long. They never expect short. Remember Repetition and beginning again. Remember loud and hitting and angry face. Remember together and alone. Remember how to listen to each other's Rhythm. And to move to the other's rhythm when it's a good one. Remember Loud. And Again. And again all the hitting on the drum. The this note This Note THIS NOTE.
Polly Moller & Co.	Jul 28 2007 7:53 AM Chris, Wynn & Ali: Very beautiful set last night. Hope you have a great gig tonight in Yosemite!
Peter Knoll	Jul 26 2007 8:15 AM Hi Kioku, Very cool sounds on your site! Thanks for the add, Peter
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Polly Moller & Co.	May 30 2007 1:26 PM Hi gentlemen! Looking forward to hearing you live and sharing a gig with you soon in San Jose!
C.R. Kasprzyk	May 18 2007 3:48 PM Hi, Don't forget that this Tuesday, Illusory Correlations is in NYC. Details here. Feel free to bring a friend or 10!
Aestaewast	Apr 25 2007 2:45 PM thanks for the add. quite amazing sounds you have! best wishes.
Pinko Communoids	Apr 9 2007 9:52 AM You guys rumbled the chapel on Friday night! Thanks for coming down to VA and offering some of your electrifying sonic treats!
Pinko Communoids	Feb 21 2007 1:08 PM looking forward to your performance in cville in early April!
YuTaiko	Jan 30 2007 11:53 AM message for wynn. i want to send you some music (the j-pop) stuff. also my dad wants to know how your taiko is holding up. lemme know!
Bamboo Orchestra	Jan 5 2007 11:59 PM Bamboo Orchestra wish you an happy new year 2007 Cd "Tchi Sui Ka Fu" available. Just click on the picture.
winter company	Dec 17 2006 1:38 PM hey cool! thanks for the add & nice rooftop photo too!
On Ensemble	Oct 7 2006 8:52 AM Hey! Sounds great! Wishing you guys the best.
Trio Tarana	Aug 6 2006 2:33 PM Hey Guys! I enjoyed doing the session with you guys. Although, it doens't seem as if there's anything missing from your sound, really. Well, if you ever consider a guest appearance, I'd be honored to be involved in the music. Best of luck and lots of success. Hope you see you guys play soon. -Ravish
Ben Gallina	Jul 12 2006 12:46 PM Hey fellas, looking forward to The Tank... See you soon! -Ben
Misosoup	Jul 1 2006 6:10 AM thanks for the add, arigato! miso-soup

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