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| Mieko Shimizu |
27th February 2017
A World in London, Resonance FM, London, UK
The soul of Japan from the heart of
London with Mieko & Keiko on this A World in London!
Next week a sea
of women will march through our capital’s streets with Million
Women Rise and connect with sister events globally on the one day of
the year when 52% of the population is fully acknowledged and
prioritised. There will be showcases everywhere spotlighting the
wealth of female musical talent that is too often marginalised in our
festivals & live music scene, and one of these is at The London
Jukebox in Islington on Thursday MARCH 7th. On the EVE of
International Women’s Day AWIL has programmed a perfect line-up
that includes this week’s radio guests Mieko Shimizu & Keiko
Kitamura - two of London’s finest musicians with a unique sound
bridging this city with Japan. Their music is built around Mieko’s
latest album, ‘I Bloom’, which juxtapositions electronica and
left field neo classical elements with Keiko’s traditional 13
string Koto. Mieko is the vocalist in this sumptuous duo with a voice
you can float away in, to a higher state of consciousness, and maybe
to the edge of Mount Fuji where she spent her childhood. Her lyrics
come from dreams and nightmares, oscillating between the real and
surreal and last year reality struck big time when Mieko became ill
and nearly met her maker twice. They say that life is never the same
after a near-death experience, and perhaps ‘I Bloom’ is even
richer as a result. Certainly the bond between Mieko & Keiko as
artists which was instant and has been constant since they first met
in 2012 has deepened, synchronising them into one of the most special
musical duos ever created.
I’ve been lucky to receive many
beautiful gifts from guests on AWIL but – ha! – never dog
biscuits for my birthday girl Rottweiler. Keiko remembered because
she shares the same Earthday! So while my dogs greedily devour
their new treats, I’ll savour every musical note by Mieko &
Keiko, and so should you when ‘I Bloom’ is released in June on
Street Furniture Records. Meanwhile, catch Mieko & Keiko live at
The London Jukebox on March 7th for A Women’s World in London
alongside Nina Miranda, Luzmira Zerpa, Marina Deligianni.
Sofia Pechlivani, Garance, and me! Mieko Shimizu’s
website: www.miekoshimizu.com Keiko Kitamura’s website:
www.keikokitamura.com
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| Keiko Kitamura |
27/2/19 – AWIL 199 Online:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-world-in-london-27th-february-2019/
Production & pics by Norman Druker, Sophie Darling, Lucas Keen,
and artist Alban Low. Also this week global music mix at SOAS Radio,
click: https://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/awil-290-winter-summer/
Next week Diana Lwanga at SOAS Radio and Olcay Bayir at
Resonance. Download the AWIL Album Wonderland 2018 from #Spotify! Top
50 global CDs handpicked by #AWorldinLondon – Click here:
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#TheSoundofDiverseLondon #ConnectingCulturesThroughMusic – thirteen
years - #DJRitu. Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance
104.4 https://www.resonancefm.com/ & 4pm SOAS
Radio https://soasradio.org/ Online worldwide at #Mixcloud
http://www.djritu.com #InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInMusic #EqualisingMusic
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