Tamikrest Live In Japan with Oki

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Wowee Zowee! Musical worlds colliding!

Just the other day I featured three songs from Japan’s Oki Ainu Dub Band.

Then, back in March 2020, I featured a live version Tuareg rock group’s Tamikrest song “Itous” as the lead-off track to an introductory mix of Tuareg guitar music.

Now, here is Oki sitting in with Tamikrest in Japan!

The Facebook post by Sahara Eliki simply says:

“Tamikrest live in Japan with Oki　　　＠月見ル君想フ


"Pan kudasai" , en japonais, du pain s'il vous plait”

If you know further context or are aware of other videos, please let me know.

  • Visit my previous post about Oki Ainu Dub Band

  • Listen to or download my Tuareg guitar mix



  • Visit the official website.

  • Follow Oki Dub Ainu Band at Facebook.

  • Purchase Oki Dub Ainu Band’s music at Amazon.

  • Hear "マナウレラ - Matnaw Rera" by Oki Dub Ainu Band on Episode 06 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow.



  • Visit Tamikrest’s official website

  • Follow Tamikrest on Facebook

  • Purchase Tamikrest’s music at Bandcamp

  • Purchase Tamikrest’s music at Amazon

Oki Ainu Dub Band

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Oki Kano (加納 沖, Kanō Oki) was born in Hokkaido, to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father (renowned wood sculptor Bikki Sunazawa) and grew up in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating in crafts at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, he moved to New York in 1987, where he worked as special effects artist on film productions. He returned to Japan in 1992, and was presented with his first tonkori - the traditional stringed instrument of the Karafuto Ainu.

Oki uses the tonkori, an Ainu stringed instrument, in his performances and mixes traditional Ainu music with reggae, dub and other styles of world music. He also plays guitar and traditional Ainu percussion instruments.

Dive in to the band’s music.

First up is “Suma Mukar”:

Next is the title track from the Sakhalin Rock album Sakhalin Rock.

And here is a live performance

“Filmed at the FMM Sines Festival in 2007, this is a traditional Ainu bow and arrow dance performed by Futoshi Ikabe, to a deep dub mix by the band with Naoyuki Uchida at the desk.”

  • Visit the official website.

  • Follow Oki Dub Ainu Band at Facebook.

  • Purchase Oki Dub Ainu Band’s music at Amazon.

  • Hear "マナウレラ - Matnaw Rera" by Oki Dub Ainu Band on Episode 06 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow.