Kila and Oki - Kila and Oki
by Jamie Rowland
published: 6 / 3 / 2007
Label:
Kila
Format: CD
intro
Atmospheric and enjoyable collection of world music from traditional Irish band Kila, which finds them collaborating on this album with Japanese musician, Oki
Kila, the traditional Irish band, have decided on their latest record to collaborate with Oki, a musician from the Ainu people in the north of Japan. The result is a record of atmospheric and enjoyable world music. To my ears (though they’re not overly well trained in terms of traditional world music) Kila have opted to go for more of a Japanese sound on these songs, although the Irish influence of their own traditional music definitely comes through. There is a good mix of instrumentals and beautiful melodies on this album, sung in both Japanese and Irish. You might not expect traditional music from countries as distant from each other as Ireland and Japan are to mix as well as they do on this record, but it really is a fantastic union. If these two collaborate on a record again in the future, it will make me a very happy man.
Track Listing:-
1 Topattumi2 Gaire na bPaisti / Our Children Are Laughing
3 Kai Kai As To
4 Ni Liom Fein
5 Oroho Raha (Mokoro Mokoro)
6 hAon Do
7 Kent Hakka Tufse
8 Last Mile Home
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