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12 Dec 2019 - 12 Dec 2019

ASEM Cultural Festival: 2019 | Kizuna

A musical dialogue spotlighting koto, guitar and kotsuzumi instruments


Music (duration: 60m)
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Conde Duque Cultural Centre - Assembly Hall
Madrid, Spain


Three internationally renowned musicians, Fuyuki Enokido, Japanese koto (harp) performer and Cultural Ambassador of Japan; Kaho Aso, Japanese kotsuzumi (drums) performer and actress, and José María Gallardo del Rey, renowned Spanish guitarist, blend the sounds and rhythms of East and West to create connections through the universal language of music. 

The three performers engage in a “musical dialogue” through the use of the most representative string instruments and percussion from Japan and Spain. 

This Spanish-Japanese musical performance, presented in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, highlights the existing connection between the two countries, combining their musical traditions to take the audience on a sensory journey which will lead them to discover the harmonious beauty of this “dialogue” between the two cultures. 


The event is part of ASEM Cultural Festival 2019, CLICK HERE for the full programme.