The Vancouver Independent Music House Society (VIM) has curated another dynamic, wonderfully curated live music event guaranteed to thrill any music-lover. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, April 3 for a double bill night featuring Onibana Taiko (Japanese folk music with a touch of feminist punk aesthetics) and Gamelan Gita Asmara (an ensemble that uses a new kind of Balinese gamelan set, called “Semaradhana”).

Sunday, April 3
Doors 6:30 pm | Show 7:30 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change.
Advance Tickets (Sliding Scale) HERE
*19+ w/ID for bar service. Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.

Onibana Taiko Japanese folk music with a touch of feminist punk aesthetics
Noriko Kobayashi: vocals, tsugaru shamisen
Leslie Komori: vocals, drums
E. Kage: vocals, drums

Onibana Taiko is kick-ass taiko meets traditional Japanese folk art forms meets feminist queer
punk aesthetics. We play taiko combined with our uber tactile and full-body resonating beats
with the driving sounds of shamisen (Japanese Banjo), and soul-piercing traditional Japanese
vocals and fue (a wooden flute). Onibana Taiko invites audience members to commune with
our ancestors through Obon dance and music (sort of like a Buddhist Japanese Dia De Los
Muertos celebration).

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdXiXA6VO2hlnH1nM4IwbQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnibanaTaiko
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onibana.taiko/?hl=en

Gamelan Gita Asmara is an ensemble that uses a new kind of Balinese gamelan set called
Semaradhana. They are a dedicated collective committed to mastering this challenging music
together, with the rewards of making something of aesthetic and social value, and the joy of
sharing this with audiences. For this performance they will be joined by guest artist I
Dewa Made Suparta, a musician, composer, and teacher. Immersed in Balinese gamelan from
early childhood, he began performing at age 10. Dewa is a founding member of Çudamani, one
of Bali’s most innovative gamelan ensembles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKGE85oEkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKKTo3w_QQ

In accordance with the Province of British Columbia’s current PHO from the Ministry of Health, all eligible patrons must present their proof of vaccine status for entry. No exceptions.