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- Ben Adair
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- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Joined PRX: Jun 02, 2006
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- "Crossing East: Shasta Taiko"
- Summary: A 1st Person profile of Russel Baba and Jeannie Aiko Mercer of Shasta Taiko
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Review of Crossing East: Shasta Taiko
Ben Adair
Posted on November 29, 2006 at 11:47 AM
This is an interesting piece about the roots of an ancient Japanese music in America -- including the important cultural milleu that spawned it and how it's grown up. The music underneath is great and you get a real sense of the important mission for the players and how the music becomes fills a cultural need for those who hear it. This piece would fit well dropped into ATC or ME, or anywhere a good music piece is desired.