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With profound resonance of their sound and rhythm that might make you conscious of the origin of being and with living energy of their voices, the performance of Tenkoo Orchestra are supported by the souls of the native tribes of the world.
The beats born out of the traditional instruments spread out from the inner space of the player and flow into those of the audience and finally harmonize together. There you found music with love and hope and a sensitivity of the coming age.
Tenkoo Orchestra was founded by Hiroki Okano, a music producer,
a solo performer, a founder member of Wind Travelin' Band and
an event producer of LEELA, an ambient club event. The origin
of this band was when the musicians
flocked together at the Wind Festival held in 1993.
Their improvisation with a variety of traditional instruments, their rhythm work that should be welcomed in the club scene and the dance work of Hiroko Kawanishi, all are mixed together and exceeded the category of the music we have known to make a completely new style with a perfect ensemble.
The messages that you would feel from the music of Tenkoo Orchestra show you what they feel is significant in the being of human and nature. In the western music scene, they have already had performances in some of the world largest outdoor art festivals. Their activities also exceed the borders and give birth to the new category of music; Tribal Rock. The "Tribal sound" of Tenkoo Orchestra is now on its way of spreading out!
One of the front runner in New Age, Ambient, ethnic music scene
in Japan.
Started his career in a music production office during his school
days and produced many albums, advertisement and programs on TV.
From IC DIGIT, Germany, he released 6 solo albums; "1987
1990", "ENN", "Music of Wind", "Rainbow
over the gipsyhill", "Heaven in the Koo" and "LEELA".
Highly evaluated in outside Japan as Keyboard Magazine of Germany
praised him: After Kitaro and Ryuichi Sakamoto, he should be the
most notable musician of this century with his impressive purity
and cleanliness. In '91, he founded a global music group "Wind
Travelin' Band" and provided a lot of performances including
some in Europe and USA. Using over one thousand of original wind-bells,
he created sound installation to show the natural surroundings.
Landscape Channel, England and ABC, USA introduced this project.
He also founded Tenkoo Orchestra and performed at "the world
jazz stage" of the world largest art festival, Glastonbury
Festival. In Japan, he attracted the eyes by the co-performance
with Haruomi Hosono and appearance at Rainbow 2000. He established
a "Global Tribe" Label and directed the music in International
Dolphin and Whale Conference and Pacific-Japan Underwater Film
Festival in Yokohama.
At Varanasi, India, in '86 during his trip, attracted by the mysterious
sound of Sitar and the artistic improvisation of the traditional
music of northern India. Learned Sitar from Ms.Shrawani Biswas.
Since then, visited India every year to stay in Varanasi 6 months
and learned the traditional music. In '91, had a performance in
Ghat and Trusi Temple. Had many performances with musicians and
dancers from other music scene. Made a tour as a member of Kasi
Dance Unit with an Israeli Kathak dancer, Osnat=EL=Kabil. Joined
Tenkoo Orchestra in '95. In '96 made a concert with Shri Kant
Mishra, an Indian master percussionist of pakawaj.
Started his music career as a drummer of rock music in his teens,
From '94 started to attend the dance meditation workshop as a
percussionist. In June, '95, joined Hiroki Okano Ambient project
"LEELA", had a performance with Mix Master Morris. Visited
UK to have 8 stages including Glastonbury Festival. In September,
made appearance in Tuki no Matsuri (Moon Festival) as a member
of Raggae Unit, "Kawano hotorino ki" In November, attended
"ARTPOWER" of Tadanori Yokoo and Haruomi Hosono as a
member of Tenkoo Orchestra. In '96 joined "DIGIRIMOON"
had performances in Osaka area. With Tenkoo Orchestra, had performance
with Dave Goodman, an ex-producer of Sex Pistols, with Solar Quest.
In '86 founded an Acoustic band "Namtie Bazaar" Released
two CDs during '90-'91.In '91 got in charge of the music part
of an act "Hakkekkyu Rider" by a theatrical company
"Planet Pistaccio". Get all the prizes of the second
Ryutaro Kamioka awards. Started solo performance in '93. Joined
"Dream Time" by the dance company "Byakko-sha".
Visit India to learn Tabla from Pabitro Debnath in Calcutta. Had
a concert with Shri Kant Mishra, a master of pakawaj in Japan.
In August '96, attended "RAINBOW 2000" Increasing his
career in a concept of his own "Everything is linked to one"
as a member of Tenkoo Orchestra, by attending the workshop of
dance meditation, sessions with Japanese traditional, western
and tribal music and by a unit of his own.
A master of Japanese dance, Kamigatamai, Yamamuraryuu. Learned
a variety of dances such as Jazz, Modern, African and etc. In
'87 started her career as solo performer. By many performances
with artists from many categories, found her style in improvisational
dance. Director of a dance unit and live-space "Sanshain
club(Sun-shine Club)". Since '94, organizing "Kaze no
Matsuri (Wind Festival)" Sponsors the Inner Dance Workshop
on Full and New moon night with a musician, Hiroki Okano. With
Tenkoo Orchestra, she performs dance and voice.
Fiddle (Violin) Hammered Dulcimer, From '87, started to play Hammer Dulcimer. Composes and plays the original tunes. Beside the solo activity, provides the trio performance with Haruzou Yamada (Base, Kalimba) and Esoh (Percussion). Started to learn Irish traditional music by fiddle. Visiting Ireland every year and had numbers of sessions with the great musicians there to learn and inherit the traditional styles succeeded there long. Joined Tenkoo Orchestra since September, '98 as a regular member.
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Such as Glastonbury Festival, the largest European outdoor art festival and Rainbow 2000, the Japanese largest Outdoor Techno-event, Tenkoo Orchestra has attended many festivals for ecology and peace festivals.
We are showing performances all over the world.
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