EVERY PART OF THE ANIMAL (1998, OO ZOO MAY Records)
Features Uzume Taiko Ensemble members plus a variety of guest artists. Fusing the drive and visceral energy of the taiko with instruments and music from diverse cultures, this exciting release embraces a courageous new world of possibilities.
"Taiko is, by definition, a visual art form. A live taiko concert fuses elements of dance, theatre and music, creating-at its best-a visceral, heart stopping spectacle that moves the heart, mind and body. How then, does one go about capturing movement on audiotape? In short, one doesn't. Having accepted that fact we set out to create something entirely different - a parallel universe, if you will. A collaborative project in the best sense of the word, it was our chance to bring together most of the artists that we have had the pleasure of working with over the past ten years. This recording is our offering to you. It was a true labor of love and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much we enjoyed making it."
Boyd Seiichi Grealy, John Endo Greenaway, Bonnie Soon
Track Listing:
Borrowed Time
Aiiro
A stone's throw
Stealing Thunder
Love Song
Ascensions
Chajinmori/Seven 7 Seven
Tina's Waltz
Nagamochi-uta
Every Part of the Animal/Hieroglyphs
Musicians:
Boyd Seiichi Grealy (Japanese drums and percussion)
John Endo Greenaway (Japanese drums and percussion)
Bonnie Soon (Japanese drums and percussion)
Moon-jin Choi (Kayagūm)
Kazuko Furuya (vocals)
Peggy Lee (cello)
Amy Newman (alto saxophone)
Micheal O'Neill (highland pipes)
Peter Joon Park (changgo)
Alcvin Ramos (shinobue)
Albert St. Albert (percussion & vocals)
Takeo Yamashiro (shakuhachi)
Produced by Boyd Seiichi Grealy, Simon Graber, John Endo Greenaway & Bonnie Soon
This recording was made possible through the assistance of the Music Section of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada through Canada's Year of Asia Pacific, the Government of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council, the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation and the Z95.3 FM Young Artists and Audience Fund
