herman b(カナダ):ヴォイス、ベンディール(中東)・ダフ(ペルシャ)・ベル(ベトナム)・グングル(インド)・ダラブッカ(中東)・銅鑼・その他パーカッションの演奏
Inspired by the blending of musical cultures that took place on the Silk Road, Rain in Eden
bring together instruments from across the region to create their own original sound.
Rain in Eden was formed in 2006 in Tokyo. They initially brought together the sounds of
Japanese shamisen and electronic music but their curiosity with Silk Road music led to the
use of an increasing variety of traditional instruments and sounds. Today, with their unique
blend of strings, winds and percussion, Rain in Eden take the listener on an imaginary journey along the Silk Road.
The band has spent the last few months in the studio recording for their first CD release due in mid-2009. They’ve also just completed two tracks that will be included on Dakini Records ‘Tribal Matrix 2’. Rain in Eden will perform live at ‘Dakini Nights Vol. 17 – Neo-exotica’ on Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at Aoyama Cay. They will be joined on stage by special guest
percussionists Minowa Kazuhiro and Hisada Yuzo.
The members of Rain in Eden are Kelly Williams, Megumi and herman b.
Kelly Williams (U.S.) does programming, song writing and plays setar, santoor (Persian), saz
(Turkish), tembor (Uyghur), rabab, dotar (Afghani), dhoira (Chinese), ghaval (Azerbajani) and
mixed percussion (South East Asia).
Megumi (Japan) does song writing and plays shamisen (Japanese), er-hu, hulusi, dongxiao,
dhoira (Chinese), flute, ghunghru (Indian), daf (Persian), klarinet, voice and mixed percussion (South East Asia).
herman b (Canada) plays bendir (Arabic), daf (Persian), bells (Vietnamese), ghunghru (Indian),
darbuka (Arabic), gongs, mixed percussion (South East Asia), and voice.