New Works by The APPEX Ensemble |
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Sponsored in part by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and The James Irvine Foundation. This event complements the exhibition Big Drum: Taiko in America, on view at the Japanese American National Museum through January 8, 2006. |
| Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm Venue: Japanese American National Museum Plaza Address: 369 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (corner of First Street and Central Avenue) Ticket price(s): FREE
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Recasting traditional melodies and rhythms into new sounds and textures, and adapting musical styles in
a joyful collaboration that speaks to collapsing boundaries and exploring new frontiers, this unique event features
internationally renowned artists hailing from Asia and the United States. Together, these longtime friends
gather for the first time in years to offer a joy-filled evening of creativity, music, and song, outdoors
on the Japanese American National Museum Plaza. The artists include Abhijit Banerjee, tabla maestro from
India; I Dewa Putu Berata, master Indonesian percussionist from Bali; Kenny Endo, acclaimed taiko drummer
from Hawaii; Kyaw Kyaw Naing, leading exponent of the pat waing (circle drum) of Burma; Qi-Chao Liu,
celebrated Chinese wind instrumentalist living in Los Angeles; and Emiko Susilo, a world-class vocalist
from Bali /USA.