＊The Artists＊

     Shree ： Vocal, Tampura

  Jimi Setsuo Miyashita ：Santoor,  Hammered Dulcimer

       Nori Venugopal ： Bansuri, Shakuhachi, Harp

   Hiroyuki Matsuhisa ： Satvik Veena, Guitar, Vocal

　　　　　　

Dancer

Rie Tahiti : Physical Poem (or Butoh)

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HP：http://music.geocities.jp/santoor_sarasoju/profile.html

Santoor player,

Born 27. Feb 1955 in Kagoshima Japan. Miyashita has been training santoor under his Guru, the legendary Santoor Maestro Pt.Shiv Kumar Sharma's guidance since 1991. He established Indian Classical Music and Dance Center [Sara Soju] in Horado Vill., Gifu 1996 for introducing and popularizing Indian classical Music, Dance and Culture in Japan. He has performed Santoor concerts in the many famous and holy Temples and Shrines in Kyoto,Nagoya and Tokyo. Also performed joint Concert with the National Mongolia Traditional Music and Dance Group, 1999 in Gifu. He has organized Pt.Shiv Kumar Sharma with Rahul Sharma Santoor Concerts in Japan 2001 (Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto). Has performed santoor concerts at Drupad Mela and Late Kaviraji Memorial Concert in Varanasi India 2005. Through playing Santoor he is sending blissful and peaceful vibration to the all Beings on the Earth.

　HP： http://norishree.com/Shree/shree.htmll

Born in Japan, 1959.

Shree visited India for the first time in 1987, and she spent most of the time in India until 2013.

During her life in India, Shree has studied North Indian Classical Music such as Santoor, Tabla, Pakhavaj and Vocal,  and also practiced spiritual path such as Advaita Vedanta and Hatha Yoga.

The Dhrupad vocal has become her life work in 1992, her main mentor of Dhrupad is Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, a prominent Dhrupad Vocal master and a professor of Banaras Hindu University.

She took guidance in Dhrupad Music from Late Ud. Zia Fariduddin Dagar, his nephew Ud. Bahauddin Dagar, Gundecha brothers sometime.

Shree shifted to Japan in 2013, and is doing music activities such as live performances and voice workshops through Japan and Asian countries.

                          Swarmandal Harp　

HP：http://norishree.com/nori2/nori.html

Born in Japan,1952.

Nori has travelled and lived from place to place around the world since age of 19.

Among those countries he visited, Nori spent many years in India,  researched and practiced North Indian Music, such us Bansuri, Sarangi, etc.,  and started making and playing  Bansuri the Indian bamboo flutes.

He also plays and makes Shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute.

Nori has shifted to Japan in 2013, and is doing music activities in Japan, in some Asian countries, as well as manufacturing flutes.

　Hiroyuki Matsuhisa

Born in Japan,1981.

Began guitar,1993.

Traveled to many countries

Started studying  Satvik Veena in India, 2009.

Became disciple of Pt.Salil Bhatt(creator of Satvik Veena)son of Grammy Award Winner Pt.Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

HP； http://thephysicalpoets.wix.com/tpp-official#!rie-tahiiti/c17p0

Born in Japan, 1980.

Began Butoh dance, 2001.

Belonged to Mushimal Fujieda's The Physical Poets dance company for 15 years.

I specialize in improvisational dance taking inspiration from nature.