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| Location: | Oakland, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 5, 2008 (77 days back) |
About Me |
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Our CD is available now at www.cdbaby.com/asiancrisis . Asian Crisis began in 1998 as a series of community-building jam sessions held in Oaklands Chinatown. Our goal has since been to create compelling new music that contributes to a pan-Asian/Asian Pacific American political consciousness.Current instrumentation and repertoire is inspired by the musical traditions of Asia, including India, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Japan, Okinawa, China, and the Philippines, as well as American musical forms such as jazz, R&B and funk.As individuals, our musical training and cultural backgrounds vary, yet each of us shares the same dream of making meaningful music inspired by our experiences as Asians and Americans.Our endeavor to merge very distinct musical traditions has yielded a sound rich in passion, creativity, rhythm, and harmony. We are gratified that audiences on both sides of the Pacific Ocean have shown great interest and enthusiasm for our music. The "crisis" we confront is one of Asian American representation in all areas of contemporary art; a crisis in pan-Asian social/political consciousness and visibility; a crisis of Asian stereotypes; a crisis of being defined and boxed within parameters we refuse to adhere to.Our music is a response to all of these observations, but more than that, it was born of our need to make sense of who we are as Americans, so far from the land of our ancestors. For booking, please email jason@asiancrisismusic.com |
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Music:Member Since: 8/18/2005Band Website: asiancrisismusic.com Band Members: Art Hirahara (Piano), Jason Jong (Chinese and Japanese Percussion), John Kim (Korean Percussion), Masaru Koga (Flute and Saxophone), Francis "Kiko" Lacsamana (Electric Bass, Kulintang, and Kubing), Meena Makhijani (Tabla, Indian percussion) Influences: Miles Davis, Hiroshima, Anthony Brown, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Jon Jang, Francis Wong Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard before... Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Jam Band / K-POP) |
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Vijay Iyer, Ozomatli, GenerASIAN Radio, BBC Asian Network, Art Hirahara, Meena, John, sameer, SUN RA, KARSH KALE, Amoeba Music, CHEB i SABBAH, Himalayan Project, Karmacy, kal penn, ADF, Jukijaimais, Sphinks, Corto Mastese, Max SOLIA, Luca Urso, LOOPING, PAKARMZ ALBUM OUT NOW, Owen Harris and the Saracens, Tonyhoro, Xposed Club, AMIT, tigre-miew, Indic Mist, Kublai Kwon, Forward Printing, JiBuS, Marcus Antonio Moura, desimusic247, sharaab, Cat Lady of the Lake, Michael White Quintet, Kaiyma Percussion, Dionne Rice, Rondi Charleston, "$OULJA T44 NY X", Paul M, Shaheen, dust, Abel, Jeet, 5 o' Clock Shadow, vf wing, La Caravane Electro, Moodlex, Michele, d. r a g g s, Aneesa Chaudhry, Mother Flux, Andrea Vertessen, Steve Prouty, Love Is Colder Than Death, Paul
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