Japanese drummer Don Shirasu with NOURAH and Komada Hayayo
Japanese drum Don Shirasu
A group of cheerful guys who love taiko drums. Listen to them and feel energized by playing Japanese taiko drums! No doubt about it! The best! They have participated in Earth Garden for the past few years under the leadership of Seigo Yoshii, but this time they will participate alone and show us a youthful and energetic performance of taiko drums and Japanese instruments! Members: Ryota Kawano, Shuya Kikuoka, Kenjiryu Sano, Hikaru Ishii
Komada Hayayo
A Japanese shamisen player. She started playing the Tsugaru shamisen at age 7 and folk songs at age 10. At age 15, she won the Tsugaru shamisen world championships. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Music, she participated in the recording of game music and Aiful commercials, and appeared as a geisha in the NHK Taiga drama "Berabou ~Tsutajue Eika no Yumebanashi~". She currently has over 800,000 followers on Instagram, and is popular not only in Japan but also overseas. Her video of her cover of a Red Hot Chili Peppers song has been viewed over 18 million times, and she even received a response from the band themselves, making her a new heroine in the world of Japanese musical instruments who is attracting attention from artists both in Japan and abroad!
NOURAH
She is the founder of Exo Bon Odori. As a dancer who focuses on belly dancing, she has performed in hundreds of shows in over a dozen countries, mainly in Europe, on tours with the Turkish band "BaBaZuLa," and has collaborated with many other artists. She is invited to the Turkish International Belly Dance Festival every year, and has also appeared on numerous stages in Japan, such as FUJIROCK and Tokyo Girls Collection, captivating audiences with her highly improvisational and deeply spiritual dancing. On the cruise ship "Jicoo," she also presides over a variety of events as a director and organizer, and has also worked on many performances in Japan by overseas artists such as Sema Yildis Serap SuReyhan Tuzsuz Thalia Alexandra BaBa Zula Boom pam. As an instructor, she presides over Ruhani Bellydance Arts (Jingumae, Shibuya Ward), and is committed to nurturing the next generation of dancers both at home and abroad.