LINEUP
QURULI
KAELA KIMURA
HIROSHI TAKANO
INDIGO LA END
COSMO SHELDRAKE
AKI YASHIRO
ANTONIO LOUREIRO
MASHI-MARO
くるり
[ QURULI ]
Originally formed sometime around September 1996, at “Rock Commune”, the music club at Ritsumeikan University. Quruli is a rock band which continues to travel under the influence of music of all times and places.
木村カエラ
[ KAELA KIMURA ]
高野寛
[ HIROSHI TAKANO ]
Hiroshi Takano is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, music arranger, guitarist and producer. In the end of 1980s and early 1990s, he succeeded by some records produced by Todd Rundgren. He has contributed to the works of many musicians, such as Towa Tei, YMO, Moreno, Domenico, Kassin etc…. As a guitarist, He played in 20 countries, with Kazufumi Miyazawa, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Latest album is [TRIO] (2014) produced by Moreno Veloso. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. From 2013, took the post as professor of Kyoto Seika university.
indigo la End
[ INDIGO LA END ]
Enon Kawatani（Vo/Gt）
Curtis Osada（Gt）
Ryosuke Gocho（Ba）
Eitaro Sato（Dr）
Kawatani formed the band in February 2012. Gocho joined the band in August of 2014, followed by Sato in 2015. The current band was then formed.
An exquisite balance is created by the superb combination of two melodies consisting of vocals and guitar and supported by a rhythm section which overlaps both.
コスモ・シェルドレイク
[ COSMO SHELDRAKE ]
Cosmo Sheldrake is a 25 year-old multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer from London, UK.
He regularly performs on banjo, loop station, keyboards, double bass, drums, penny whistle, sousaphone, accordion and many more. He is an inspirational singer and improviser, and much of his work is concerned with play, nonsense and the sonorous environment.
Cosmo creates music for film and theatre and tours internationally, recently performing solo and with several bands including Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit, Sylvan Esso and school friends Bombay Bicycle Club. He ran a community choir until 2013, sometimes teaches privately and in schools, and has facilitated music workshops and youth empowerment and nature awareness camps in both Europe and North America.
He performed at a TEDx event in 2013 (watch here) and recently returned from New York, where he studied vocal improvisation with Bobby Mcferrin. Based in London, he recently composed the music for a series of Beckett plays at the Young Vic, and provided music for children’s hospitals and hospices. He released his debut single ‘The Moss’ via Transgressive Records in April 2014.
八代亜紀
[ AKI YASHIRO ]
From Yatsushiro city, Kumamoto. After singing in night clubs, Yashiro made her debut in 1971. The single, “Namida Koi” in 1973 won critical acclaim, followed by great hits as “Namida Koi”, “Aino Shuchaku Eki”, “Mouichido Aitai”, “Funa-uta”, etc… In 1980, “Ameno Bojou” won the 22nd Japan Record Award, Grand Prize. Besides musical activities, Yashiro winning 5 consecutive times and granted permanent membership in the historic “Le Salon des Artistes Français” as the painting artist. By standing at the top of scene as the Queen of Enka, Yashiro often sings Jazz occasionally. In October, 2012, “Yoruno Album (Songs Around Midnight)”, which was produced by Yasuharu Konishi was released and has already been a mega hit. The album has been digitally distributed in 75 countries worldwide including Japan. In March, 2013, Yashiro made her first Jazz concert at NY’s legendary Jazz club “Birdland” together with great Helen Merrill whom Yashiro highly loves and respects.
アントニオ・ロウレイロ
[ ANTONIO LOUREIRO ]
Antonio Loureiro is a composer, multi-instrumentalist from Brazilian next generation.
Comes from the state of Minas Gerais, that has a very rich and inventive music. The land of Toninho Horta, Milton Nascimento, musicians that inspired generations all around the world.
Antonio recorded 5 records. With Grupo Ramo2008, His First record, Antonio Loureiro(2010), Só (2012), Herz e Loureiro(2014) with the great violin player Ricardo Herz, and recently released the In Tokyo (2014) recorded live in his last tour in Japan.
His latest collaborations are with artists such as Gilberto Gil, Carlos Malta, Arto Lindsay, Beto Villares,Siba, Ricardo Herz, Juçara Marçal, Criolo and many other great new artists from Brazil.
His recent projects are trio with new show called Transversões, Duo with Ricardo Herz (Vibraphone and Violin, A Duo with pianist composer André Mehmari, playing with Siba and Arto Lindsay.
ましまろ
[ MASHI-MARO ]
Megumi Mashiro (Vocal/ HICKSVILLE)
Masatoshi Mashima (Guitar & Vocal/ THE CRO-MAGNONS)
Yasuhiro Mori (Guitar & Vocal/ HICKSVILLE)
The three members of Mashi-Maro met at Shinjuku’s “JAM STUDIO” in the early 80’s. They have been twanging hip and cool folk n’ roll together for over 30 years now.
On May 13, the debut single “Garan to Shiteru” was released both on CD and 12-inch EP. Their first album “MASHI-MARO” will be released on September 2, and their nationwide tour kicks off in OSAKA on September 17.