Counterpoint X

From Tokyo, Juzu a.k.a. Moochy has been a leading dj and producer in Japan's dance/world crossover scene since the 1990s. This and the accompanying Y album, are his first releases for about five years, and has been a long time in the making. Perhaps these are his Magnus Opus, using recordings he has made in Senegal, Cuba, Turkey, Egypt, as well as Ainu tonkori (from Oki) Japanese shamisen and koto. These disparate instruments and sounds are combined cleverly into a dance/dub/tribal crossover mix. Rather brilliant.


1. RISE AGAIN
Tonkori : Oki Kano (Japan)
Mizmar : Mozmar (Egypt)
Timba : Eudys Morales (Cuba)
Daf & Percussions : Hogir Göregen (Turkey)
Qraqab : Toshihito Tsushima (Japan)

2. PRAY
Vocal : Jo Kallado (Brazil)
Kora : Karamo Cissokho (Senegal)
Piano & Timba : Eudys Morales (Cuba)
Sax : Takehide 'KIDS' Hashimoto (Japan)
Mizmar : Mozmar (Egypt)
GTR EFX : Hironobu Saito (Japan)
Bass : Shoji Ishiguro (Japan)
Djembe : Latyr Sy,Mass (Senegal)
Pandiero : Kepel Kimura (Japan)
Conga : Tinnen (Japan)
Drumz : Keiichi Tanaka (Japan)
Digelidoo : Stephen Sailor (Australia)
Sound Scape : Hoian Vietnam

3. NEW DAY
Rap : Ritto (Japan) & 4Leuz (Senegal)
Shamisen : Atsushi 'TGS' Sakata (Japan)
Sax : Takehide 'KIDS' Hashimoto (Japan)
Daf & Percussions : Hogir Göregen (Turkey)
Timba : Eudys Morales (Cuba)
Percussions : Tinnen (Japan)

4. I WANT 2 C U
Koto : Toshifumi Eto (Japan)
Tabla : Abdallah Ahmed (Japan)
Percussions : Tinnen (Japan)

5. NILE
Vox : Salat & Nubian Crew (Egypt)
Balama : Ibrahim Koma Azad (Turkey)
Rababa : Ibrahim El kot (Egypt)
Daf & Percussions : Hogir Göregen (Turkey)
Violin : Kyoko Oikawa (Japan)
Genburi & Qraqab : Toshihito Tsushima (Japan)

6. SALAAM
Violin : Saad Muhammad Hassan (Egypt)
Qraqab & Genburi : Toshihito Tsushima (Japan)
Drumz : Keiichi Tanaka (Japan)
Drum Edit: JEBSKI (Japan)
Percussions : Tinnen (Japan)

7. ILE AIYE
Voice : Jo Kallado (Brazil)
Tonkori : Oki Kano (Japan)
Mizmar : Mozmar (Egypt)
Piano : Eudys Morales (Cuba)
Percussions : Kepel Kimura&Tinnen (Japan)

8. LIGHT
Kora & Voice : Karamo Cissokho (Senegal)
Voice : Yoshimio (Japan)
Mizmar : Mozmar (Egypt)
Rababa : Ibrahim El kot (Egypt)
Daf & Percussions : Hogir Göregen (Turkey)
Gong & Guntrak : Kouhei Kawamura (Japan)
Qraqab : Toshihito Tsushima (Japan)
Percussions : Tinnen (Japan)

9. EARTH DANCE
Violin : Abd Dagher (Egypt)
Tonkori : Oki Kano (Japan)
Ney : Fakih Kademoglu (Turkey)
Sabar : Latyr Sy, Jacqout Sarr, Bamba & Mame Cheikh (Senegal)
Qraqab : Toshihito Tsushima (Japan)