Mitsune brings her neo-folk jazz fusion and fierce stage costumes to create an avant-garde and unforgettable concert experience.

Saturday, June 6
Doors open at 8pm
Concert starts at 9 pm
Free admission!

Mitsune blends traditional Japanese folk music with wild and innovative psychedelic, cinematic and ritual music, breathing new life into ancient tales. Led by a powerful duo of female shamisen musicians, accompanied by percussion and bass, the group serves up modern Japanese folklore with driving rhythms and decadent costume design. The heart and soul of Mitsune is the shamisen, a 3-stringed Japanese lute used by traveling musicians in ancient Japan. Mitsune both honors and modernizes the shamisen tradition, conveying stories and raw emotions through this ancient instrument. Japanese folk songs are given new life as compositions filled with virtuosity. On stage, Mitsune delivers a visual concert and costume party where tradition meets avant-garde, spiced with imagination and the joy of playing.

On stage:

Shiomi Kawaguchi – shamisen, vocals, shinobue
Youka Snell – shamisen, vocals
Daigo Nakai – bass, vocals
Petros Tzekos – percussion