Oki (musician)

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OKI is an Ainu Japanese musician. His real name is Kanō Oki (加納沖) and he is from the Kanagawa Prefecture. He studied industrial arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His father, Bikki Sunazawa, was a renowned wood sculptor. Oki uses the tonkori in his performances and mixes the traditional Ainu music with reggae, dub and other styles of African American music.

Not only performing in Japan, he has taken part in several folk music festivals in other countries and in 2006, he released the album Kíla & Oki with the Irish band, Kíla.

[edit] Works

Albums, singles

• HANKAPUY(feat. Umeko Ando (安東ウメ子, Andō Umeko^?))　March 20 1999
• KAMUY KOR NUPURPE May 27 2001
• NO-ONE'S LAND　June 2 2002
• DUB AINU　October 17 2004
• TONKORI　May 12 2005
• Tóg É Go Bog É (Single)　February 17 2006 (Kíla and OKI)
• Kuma Shutsubotsu (熊出没), Greatest hits　- February 17 2006
• DUB AINU DELUXE　July 16 2006

Collaborations

• IHUNKE　- Umeko Ando　- May 20 2001
• UPOPO SANKE　- Umeko Ando　- December 14 2003

Picture book

• Kanna Kamui to Musume (カンナカムイと娘)　Story - Ito Oda (小田イト)　Ilustrations - OKI

[edit] External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Description at Farside Music
• Profile on La Fábrica de Ideas (Spanish)