OKI

OKI is a Japanese musician and one of the last living masters of the tonkori, the five-string harp central to Ainu Indigenous musical tradition from Hokkaido. Having discovered his Ainu heritage in adulthood, he taught himself the instrument and has since released numerous albums — including his 1996 debut Kamuy Kor Nupurpe and works with the Dub Ainu Band — blending traditional Ainu songs with dub, African rhythms, throat singing, and other global influences. He is widely regarded as the for...