Thursday

July 17, 19h30​

Pátio da Cisterna FBAUL

WaqWaq Kingdom is a Japanese tribal bass duo consisting of Kiki Hitomi and Shigeru Ishihara. Both are originally from Japan, have lived in the UK for over a decade and are currently based in Leipzig and Berlin.

 

Their sound, which mixes genres and tempos, is like a psychedelic Nabe melting pot: a fusion of traditional Japanese Minyo style with Jamaican dancehall, footwork, dub, techno, tribal polyrhythms and Super Nintendo soundtracks.

The lyrics and visuals are deeply influenced by ancient Shinto mythology and the Japanese “Matsuri” festivals that honor the local gods, “Kami-sama”.

WaqWaq Kingdom's hypnotic and shamanic live performances are an intense time-travel experience that reconnects their animist roots with the present and future of the neon-colored urban metropolises of Southeast Asia.

Shigeru Ishihara is best known as the breakcore-gameboy legend DJ Scotch Egg, but also for playing bass in Seefeel (Warp Records), the Devilman project and Small But Hard Records.

Kiki Hitomi is the singer and songwriter of the group King Midas Sound (Ninja Tune), Black Chow, the Japanese dubstep noise duo Dokkebi Q and the project NoinoNoinoNoino. Her acclaimed debut solo album, “Karma No Kusari”, was released by Jahtari in 2016.