Celebrating friendship the Japanese way

Joji Hirota
Joji Hirota

With 50 years of relations between Botswana and Japan, the latter decided to celebrate the union the Japanese way by bringing veteran multi-percussionist Joji Hirota who performed at the Japanese Drum Concert on Thursday at Mantlwaneg Theater.

Hirota, who has over 30 years experience as a musician, was accompanied by his ensemble the Taiko Drummers. They staged an interesting act, rarely witnessed in local music festivals.

Hirota and his crew performed nine musical pieces and most of them were instrumentals that had sculpting dynamic landscapes of rhythm and haunting melodies with the themes of nature and beauty.

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