At So Restaurant, 5 Middlesex Street, E1 7AA

On Saturday 26th October 2024
Door open 5:30pm
1st stage 6pm~
2nd stage 7:15pm~

Join us for a spectacularly exciting evening with the talented magic fingers guitarist Hidé Takemoto, and one of only two Japanese rapper in UK, Issunboshi

The line-up will include rock, jazz, classics, hip hop, Japanese rap, and more!

Please arrive between 5:30 and 5 to settle in comfortably and order your first drinks and food

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Hidè Takemoto

YAMAHA Music London Ambassador 2024 and support guitarist for Jinsei TSUJI, Hidè’s ‘magic fingers’ blends jazz, pop, rock, Indian, Spanish, Celtic, Japanese, blues and heavy metal on his guitar.

Classically trained in Japan and at prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London, Hidè epitomises the tradition, compounding classical literacy and the finger-style artistry.

Hidè’s music were featured on Japanese TV program as well as numerous radio in the UK including Monocle Radio with his work with Rié fu.

As a composer, Hidè wrote many music including American calligrapher Thomas Ingmire’s project as well as ‘My Gentle Roses’ for Duo Ueda, which was published on Gendai Guitar magazine in 2020.

“A guitar wizard and composer who combines finger-style artistry with a myriad of musical influences” — YAMAHA Music London: https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/2024+Ambassador+announced/aid519

“Takemoto’s instrumental pieces were utterly compelling, such was the towering level of technical skill and musical dexterity.” — Headliner Magazine:https://headlinermagazine.net/yamaha-music-london-2024-ambassadors.html

“Beautiful. The melody sounds great.” — Grammy Award winner David Russell, on ‘Dear Mum,’

“…so very beautiful. You made me cry.” —  Welsh traditional folk-singer/harpist Siân James on Welsh folk song arrangements.

“My jaw was on the floor that he isn’t an huge act and was just the opener, as he was possibly the most talented guitarist I’ve heard live in about 20 years.” — Simon Phillips on http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com

Hidè’s guitar technique can be traced back via Keigo Fujii, José Luis Gonzaléz, Andrés Segovia, Miguel Llobet to the great Francisco Tárrega.

“I used to be a good classical guitar player,” he explains. “But now I’m blending any styles like blues, jazz, rock, heavy metal with all kinds of music into the classical guitar.”

“I am lucky enough to be a working musician, doing what I always wanted to do since I was 15.” he says with a smile. 

www.hideguitar.com

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Rapper, Issunboushi

The one of only two Japanese rappers in the U.K. His protege YUYA made his debut in London in recent years.

Issunboushi’s single ‘Mottainai’ was ranked second in the requested song list on Yuusen radio. He was based in Paris from 2012, and moved to London in 2017.

Issunboushi has made numerous appearances on Japanese TV and radio. He has written two books about rap, and has released five albums.