Rhiannon and Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii perform and chat.
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens “Haruka Fujii” airs Saturday, May 25 at 11:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the PBS and WXXI apps.
Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii talks with Rhiannon about the surprising history of the marimba in Japan and her own mission to spread the beauty of Japanese music to diverse audiences. They discuss Silkroad’s “American Railroad” project, and the episode ends with a performance of Fujii’s original composition “Tamping Song.”