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It Easy Japanesey Pianist
Thu, July 30, 2015
A Japanese pianist is performing at the Bliss right now. Kumi Miyagawa is bringing a different style to piano music by infusing a variety of traditional Japanese music as well as Caribbean rhythms. Today we met the Japanese Cultural Officer at rehearsals and she told us just how unique this experience will be.

Mieko Araki, Cultural Officer, Embassy of Japan
"So you can expect the classical music basically. The first part is a classical master pieces so you can listen. The 2nd part is introducing the world music including Japan and Caribbean and Central America composers to music, so you can enjoy both the different kind of music. Music is over the countries. You can connect with other people by heart. Piano originally comes from European countries, it's not really originally from Japan but still its music. We can introduce the Japanese songs tonight. We can travel through all the music in the world. No music, no life for us. We are so happy to introduce the piano, especially to the Belizean people. It's not so common to hear the classical music. I hope you can expose more of the classical music and we can connect the friendship through the piano or music in general."

The concert started at 6:30 and will end at 8 tonight. There were also piano workshops held in Belmopan and Belize City. This concert is being held as part of the SICA Japan Friendship Program 2015.

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