Who is SAKAKI MANGO?

SAKAKI MANGO & LIMBA TRAIN SOUND SYSTEM
Born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1974, Sakaki Mango studied the Swahili language at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, where he also began his research on the music of Tanzania. He traveled to the African continent to receive direct training from the late Hukwe Ubi Zawose (then the lead limba player of the Tanzanian National Theatre) on the limba, and from Galikai Tillicoti on the mbira. In addition to the limba and mbira, Sakaki Mango also plays the electric likimbe, a Congolese amplified lamellaphone.
Sakaki has done much to popularize the traditional music of Africa in Japan through concerts and workshops. He found ways to plug the instrument through amplifiers and suitably co-starred with Konono No 1(DRC) at their international shows during 2006.
"Sakakis technique and style go far beyond mere imitation, generating a fresh breeze that flows through his music. This is truly the music of an individual that has inherited the spirit of Africa. although there is no lack of Japanese musicians these days who play traditional instruments of non-Japanese origin, I dont think there are any who play at the level Sakaki does." (intoxicate)
Web site: http://sakakimango.com
http://www.myspace.com/sakakimango
Festivals:Sauti za Busara (2008 Zanzibar, Tanzania), Nangye Traditional Music Festival(2008 Yondong), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (2008 Gapyeong, Korea), Sukiyaki meets the World(2006,2007 Toyama, Japan)
Recordings : Sakaki Mango / Limba Train, 2006
Sakaki Mango & Limba Train Sound System / Limba Rock, 2008

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