Legendary Folksinger Morio Agata with Saco Myoji and Kevin Nathaniel
Please join us for a concert featuring legendary Japanese folksinger Morio Agata and NYC-based international vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Saco Myoji and Kevin Nathaniel.
Tickets by donation: RSVP via Eventbrite is required.
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Please note that the performance space is on the 4th floor and is accessible by elevator.
Morio has remained an active and influential presence in Japanese music for over 55 years. Through his songs, he has given voice to the hopes, struggles, and emotions of people from different regions and generations across Japan, capturing the human experience with both sensitivity and insight. Although he sings in Japanese, we are sure you will be enthralled by his honesty, authenticity, musicianship, and expressivity.
Saco and Kevin likewise fill the air with joy, reminding us that the essence of music is listening and vibrating together. Together with The Sound Healing Sanctuary community, we hope to create an evening that fosters connection, reflection, and a sense of shared humanity.
Morio Agata
A legendary figure in Japanese music, Morio Agata is a singer-songwriter, actor, filmmaker, and cultural icon whose career spans more than five decades. Since his breakthrough hit “Red Elegy” in 1972, Agata has continued to reinvent himself through an eclectic body of work that blends folk, rock, avant-garde experimentation, theater, and poetry. Revered for his singular voice and boundless creativity, he remains one of Japan’s most distinctive and influential independent artists.
Saco Myoji
Born in Japan and based in New York City, Saco Myoji is a composer, lyricist, singer, keyboardist, and mbira player. Formerly a saxophonist, she draws upon a rich spectrum of musical experiences ranging from blues, funk, rock, reggae, bossa nova, salsa, and avant-garde jazz to ambient and healing music. Weaving these influences together with a distinctly Japanese aesthetic sensibility, she creates music marked by depth, subtlety, and expressive richness. In recent years, she has used community gardens as a space to connect music, art, culture, nature, and people, cultivating connection and renewal in the city.
https://www.instagram.com/myojisaco/
Kevin Nathaniel
Kevin Nathaniel is a visionary musician, mbira player, percussionist, and sound healer who has performed and taught around the world. He studied for many years with the legendary Zimbabwean mbira master Ephat Mujuru and has developed a unique musical approach that weaves together traditional African music, improvisation, meditation, and circle singing. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Miriam Makeba, and Philip Glass. Through concerts, workshops, and community gatherings, he has shared his music and healing arts with audiences across the globe. Kevin’s performances create a powerful and uplifting experience, guiding people toward healing, connection, and a sense of unity through rhythm, joy, and the universal language of sound.
https://www.instagram.com/kevinnathanielhealing/
