Ame (Ame, Tears of the Earth 2023)

雨 Ame, Tears of the Earth
Composed after 9/11 by Kenny Endo expressing the Earth's weeping due to aggression and violence suffered by the people
Dance Choreography by Peter Rockford Espiritu
Dancers: Tau Dance Theater
w/ lyrical accompaniment arrangement by Sumie Kaneko and Elizabeth Mager
featuring Kenny Endo, Sumie Kaneko (koto, voice), Abe Lagrimas Jr (vibes), Amelia Lukas (flute), Morgan Chan (violin), Aki Takahashi (voice), Elizabeth Mager (voice), Lucy Polanzi (voice), Sarah English (voice) and Taiko Center of the Pacific: Chizuko Endo, Brock Asato, Sho'on Shibata
The 2023 AME concert was sponsored and presented by Taiko Arts Center (TAC)
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Very interesting from a cultural perspective.