Jakarta (Antara) - A Japanese musical group, Aun J, held its "One Asia" concert at Usmar Ismail Hall in Jakarta on Tuesday, following successful performances in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Bangkok, Thailand. Kohei Inoue, one of the lead musicians of Aun J, said, during an opening concert attended by Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yasunori Katori here on December 9, that the "One Asia" concert tour was created to expressly commemorate the 40th ASEAN-Japan Relationship, as well as to introduce Japanese traditional music to ASEAN member states. "This is the first time we are holding a concert in Jakarta and collaborating with Indonesian musicians Kabumi UPI," Inoue added. During the opening concert on Monday night, Aun J classic orchestra collaborated with Kabumi UPI from the University of Indonesian Education, Bandung, West Java, and performed several Sundanese numbers, including "Es Lilin" (popsicle), "Badminton," as well as a Japanese folk song called "Furusato"(hometown). Kabumi UPI's members include Syafrudin (percussion), Deri Wardani (lute) and Elang Rahayu (flute). Aun J, which means "A to Z of Japan," comprises twin brothers Kohei Inoue (who plays the taiko or Japanese drum, koto or Japanese lute, and shinobue or Japanese flute) and Ryohei Inoue (taiko, shamisen or Japanese guitar), Hide (percussion), Hideki Onoue (shamisen), Hideki Ishigaki (shakuhachi or Japanese oboe), Shin Ishikawa (koto), Michiko Yamada (shinobue) and Azumi Yamano (koto). Apart from collaborating with other musicians, Aun J also performed five songs: "Hana" (flower), "Aoi Bara" (blue rose), "Playback" (performed by Shamisen Kohei, Ryohei Inoue and Hideki Onoue), "Furusato" and "Umi no Michi" (the sea road). "Hana, Furusato and Umi no Michi are Japanese folk songs, while the other two songs are from our albums," Kohei said. (*)
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