I've been following the career of Okinawan musician Mutsumi Aragaki for several years now. It's been inspiring to hear her develop her music with such a passion, open mindedness and bravery, in developing Okinawan traditional music, respecting the past masters, yet taking the music in totally new directions. It was therefore an honour and a pleasure to welcome her to the Resonance Studio. She enchanted us with her live studio performance, and listening to a track from her forthcoming and long anticipated solo album. Also featured music featuring her collaborator while in London, Mina, a track for October by the Boom, and the legend that was Hibari Misora.
Full track listing https://www.farsidemusic.com/radio/021019_tracks.html
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Paul, I listened to this interview with Mutsumi Aragaki with great interest and delight. Through you, I became acquainted with her and decided to invite her to join a recording project of mine that I probably spoke to you about when we last me, Atmospheres - A Mother Tongue Project. She graciously accepted and is now featured on one piece called Stratosphere. She is absolutely a perfect match for this project. Though I know that you weren’t involved in that convergence directly, I thank you for presenting her to your listeners.
I heard actually. That's really good to hear..