Anyango

Eriko Mukoyama, known as Anyango, is a female nyatiti player who is well known in Kenya.

Biography Eriko Mukoyama was born in Tokyo in 1981. In 2001 intended to go to New York City to learn music. But her plans were thwarted by the September 11 attack. She later went to a Kenyan traditional music concert in Tokyo, and its beat changed her life.

Activities She was born in 1981 in Tokyo. Since high school, she has been aiming to become a singer and started her musical activities as a leader and vocalist of her band "Taika." In 2004, she went to Kenya to study music, ignoring the opposition of the people around her. While searching for a balance between a singer and an instrument, she fatefully meets the Nyatiti, a Luo folk instrument. In July 2009, she was selected among "the 100 Japanese most respected people" in the Newsweek Japan. In September 2009, she released her first solo album titled "Nyatiti Diva." she appeared on the stage at the Fuji Rock Festival, which is the largest outdoor music event in Japan. In December 2010, the second album "Horizon" was selected as one of "2010 CDJournal best disk 100" in CDJournal, which is the most famous music magazine in Japan. In February 2011, she left for France to make a new album. Sally Nyolo, who was a member of Zap Mama, produced this Album and recorded with Anyango at four places in France and Cameroon. In July, she released her CD "Koe wo Kikasete" and published a book "Motto Toku e." The book was ranked first in the music section of "Amazon Japan." In September, she will release her third album "Teï molo." In November, she appeared on TV Asahi's "Tetsuko's Room." In August 2012, she published a book, "Anyango no Shin-Yume wo Tsukamu Hosoku", which was ranked first in the non-fiction section of "Amazon Japan." In July, she visited France and performed in Paris and Bordeaux. In October, she performed in Izumo-taisha Grand Shrine, which is one of the most ancient shrines in Japan. In 2013, regular concert named "Anyango Promenade" was held in Japan. This event was also a memorial event of Kenya's 50th Independence Jubilee. In March, she performed at "Mvet Art Festival" in Strasbourg France. In November 2014 she made her first appearance in Uganda at the annual Milege World Music Festival in the Entebbe Botanical Gardens as part of her 2014 East Africa Tour. She released the fifth album "Kilimanjaro" on September 28. In August 2015, she performed at "Sing for Peace and Hope Concert" on the United Nations Peace Memorial Ceremony Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Tokyo. and she released her sixth Album "Savanna" in autumn. In August 2016, she released her best album "The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama" in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and she released DVD "Anyango Live in Tokyo" in Japan. In addition, she performed at the reception parties of "TICAD VI" and "Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize", which were held in Nairobi. She appeared on NHK BS1 "International report 2016 WORLD LOUNGE" on September 14. In 2017, her best album "The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama" was also released in Japan on January 1. She appeared on Mainichi Broadcasting System (TBS series) New Year special program "2017 Actually This Person. The World Only One" on January 2. And she has started to appear regularly in NHK Radio Swahili "NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN." She appeared on NHK WORLD TV "Taking Tradition to the World" on February 3. In November, she was awarded "Higashi-Kuninomiya Culture Award" for her 10-year goodwill cultural contributions toward Japan and Kenya relationship. In 2018, she appeared on NHK WORLD TV "Direct Talk" on May 22. She published a collection of essays, "Nyatiti No Uta" which describes the wonderfulness of life that she learned from interacting with Kenyan people, along with Nyatiti's music on December 10. In 2019, she released the world remix dance music "KAMBA NANE Anyango Club Remix", which was 7-inch record created by Japan, Cameroon, Kenya, and Senegal.

On May 9, 2021, she released the first full-length album "KANKI" in five and a half years, was a new fusion of world music with Japanese Lyrics. And Anyngo's "KANKI" was ranked first in the new arrival ranking in the global music category of "Amazon Japan."

Discography

Nyatiti Diva

"Nyatiti Diva" released in September 2009, is her first album. All tunes are acoustic sound without electric, they are traditional Luo songs arranged by Anyango. Title: Nyatiti Diva Artist: Anyango Released: September 20, 2009 Label: JOWI music Contents: Thum Nyatiti Dodo Matatu ni notte Janeko / Ja Ugenya (Live at Kericho) Nabed nade gijo pinje Koblo Kimi no koe seda (Live at Siaya) Weche ng'eny Nyadundo gacha ywak pile Ne nyako ma go ogol ogol Thum mora Thum Nyatiti （Pakruok）

HORIZON

"HORIZON" released in May 2010, is her second album. This album has evolved in more pop and groovier as accompanied with her back band and chorus. Some tunes are traditional Luo songs, except "Nkosi sikelel'i Afrika," arranged by Anyango, and some tunes are new songs written by her. Title: HORIZON Artist: ANYANGO Released: May 30, 2010 Label: JOWI music Contents: Nkosi sikelel'i Afrika Ochieng Kochieng Horizon Koro aa To thumno ywak kanye? Kaze ～Nyatiti Tatu Sweet Poison Jacaranda Joseph Otieno Akai Daichi ～Red Ground

Teï molo

"Teï molo" released in September 2011, is her third album. The mix of the bikutsi rhythm and the nyatiti rhythm will give birth to a new legend in World Music.

Title: Teï molo Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: September 25, 2011 Contents: Anyango Vyumba Vitano Bushman Do Ya? Teï molo Koro azen Lang lang Aye Pangui Dame Le vent Afro blue Te wa sili ma Bimbao Zen ining Mvet

ALEGO ～Nyatiti no Furusato～

"ALEGO" released in October 2013, is her fourth album. "ALEGO" is a name of the Kenyan village where Anyango mastered the Nyatiti.

Title: ALEGO ～Nyatiti no Furusato～ Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: October 6, 2013 Contents: Yashi no mi To thumno ywak kanye? Ja Ugenya Kimi no koe Seda Alego (Instrumental) Mungu ibariki Afrika

Kilimanjaro

"Kilimanjaro" released in September 2014, is her fifth album. The album is a fusion of African roots music and electro music.

Title: Kilimanjaro Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: September 28, 2014 Contents: Kizash Mwana wa mberi Kayamba Afro blue Last Waltz Ogwang Koe wo kikasete ～Kilimanjaro mix～ Uhiki Shiva Amalele

Savanna

"Savanna" released in October 2015, is her sixth album. The first instrumental album of Nyatiti by her will invite you to the grand African earth.

Title:Savanna Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: October 18, 2015 Contents: Gaudensha Kariobangi Mashindano Savanna Flamingo After the Squall Old Violin Gaudensha II African Owl Meditation of Motherland

The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama

"The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama" is the first time for Anyango to officially release her album in Kenya and East Africa.

Title:Anyango ～ The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama Artist: Anyango Label: Ketebul music / JOWI music Release: August 25, 2016 Contents: Anyango nyar Japan meets Kenge Kenge Weche Ng'eny Sweet Poison Kizashi Ja Uganya Horizon Ogwang Flamingo Kayamba Gaudensha Uhiki Last Waltz Mwana wa Mberi Nyatiti Soran2020 Jambo Nyatiti

Nyatiti Soran 2020

"Nyatiti Soran 2020" is a fusion of traditional Kenyan Nyatiti, traditional Japanese Soran-Bushi, and western dance music.

Title:Nyatiti Soran 2020 Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: April 1, 2017

KAMBA NANE

"KAMBA NANE" is her Club Remix 7-inch record. The World remix dance music was created by Japan, Cameroon, Kenya, and Senegal.

Title:KAMBA NANE Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: September 8, 2019 Contents: Side A: Ogwang' (ZDJ House Remix) Side B: Kizashi (HIFANA Remix feat.Latyr Sy)

KANKI

"KANKI" released in May 2021, is the first full-length album in five and a half years by her. "KANKI"is a new fusion of world music with Japanese Lyrics.

Title:KANKI Artist: Anyango Label: JOWI music Release: May 9, 2021 Contents: Kamba Nane Ga Hajimaru Yo Alego Eno Tegami Kimi To Bokku Sazameku Jiyuu Sekai Wa Tada Damari Sore Wo Miteita Bear Hunting Kibishi Hideri Kanki