TAKU HIRANO NEW SOLO ALBUM
Blu York - Live in NYC
Taku Hirano: Blu York (Modern Icon/Ropeadope Records) *** Debut Solo
From our friends at Modern Icon Recordings comes Blu York, a moment in time captured for all to hear.
Taku Hirano and his powerful band live at Nublu.
Marvin Sewell (guitar)
Bruce Flowers (Keys)
Fred Cash (Bass)
Adrian Harpham (Drums)
Special Guest: Keyon Harrold on the trumpet.
Shōmyo
Hang Up Your Hang Ups
Prelude
Come and Get it
Crawling King Snake
Butterfly
Bruce's Jawn
Blu York
Come and Get It, feat. Keyon Harrold (live)
Master percussionist Taku Hirano has been called ‘my secret weapon’ by none other than the musical icon Mick Fleetwood. He has worked with everyone from Stevie Nicks to Stevie Wonder, Dr. Dre to Dr. John. His eagerness to learn and participate in all styles of music is well documented, with years of study under master conguero Giovanni Hidalgo and graduating as the first Hand Percussion principal at Berklee School of Music, to graduate studies in West African and North Indian musical traditions at California Institute of The Arts, to a month of research in Havana studying at the home of Afro-Cuban percussion master Changuito. The breadth of Taku’s experience and journey cannot be overstated.
25 years into his career as a top-gun percussionist, Taku Hirano’s journey has come full-circle. Having lived in New York City for over a decade, he has gone back to his own roots in hand percussion and jazz as a bandleader. Having a second home in New Orleans for the last 15 years and marrying into the Neville family, legendary for their musical heritage, Taku has also immersed himself into a rich American culture older than America itself.