Merry Mini URAMATSURI
メリーミニ裏祭り
December 16th 2023

Ura Matsuri returned with a Mini Xmas night of good times & good cheer at fantastic & historic venue 'The Old Church', a 550 year old Elizabethan church in Stoke Newington no less!

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With a seasonal selection of Japanese rooted but UK based music & live performance including performances from:The 15 strong London meets Japan legends FRANK CHICKENS.

Featuring songs of spacemen, ninja and blue canaries! With costume changes, dance routines & film a famously joyful time is guaranteed!

 

Alongside special guests & artists included:

YUKO TSUBAME and STEPHANE BOURQUIN on Sanshin and song.

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A BENSHI film performance from TOMOKO KOMURA with CLIVE BELL on Shakuhachi.

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YOKOLELES - “All Yoko’s - All Le-Le’s”

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CHINDON YEAH - wandering street musicians in an Edo style.

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TENZIN SISTERS- Tibetan Dramyin duo.

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MIREI - Improvisation movement with CHRIS HILL and DOUGLAS BENFORD

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And your Ura Matsuri hostess with the mostest, returning from her hibernation for the night, ‘JAPAN-A-GRAN’ once again!