SitarYo (Full Name: Ryohei Kanemistu) / Sitar
SitarYo was born in Chiba,Japan, During backpacker trip to India in 2001,he encountered the Indian instrument ..sitar... After meeting with Sitar, Yo formed fusion jazz band in Okinawa in 2001. In 2004, he entered Hindusthani classical music department at Visva-Bharati university in India, and began his serious studies in Sitar performance. Having 7years of experiences with Sitar and NorthIndian music, Yo has been invited giving numerous concert and workshop in India, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.
Yo graduated Visva-Bharati university in 2007. He co-operate with Tabla player Waka as Indian music unit Pagal sounds. Yo is participating and creating art activities with many international artist as painter, visual artist, and theater art group.
Hello Sitar Yo, thank you for the friendship and for your music. My favourite is the ocean song. Let us know, what's your favourite of our tracks, please! Ines for Shaman Kachina
hi from Fruits de Mer Records - and thanks for the add. Hope you like our latest single - new versions of classic Caravan + Zombies tracks by The Flaming Gnomes ( playing now at www.myspace.com/fdmer2 ) - a lovely 7" slab of UK pop-psych although we say it ourselves! (and on swirly purple vinyl too!) coming very soon...Mark Fry covers his own acid-folk classic 'Dreaming With Alice' - only 300 pressed (on vinyl of course) for worldwide distribution