Spirit of Rice by Kenny Endo
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Spirit of Rice, a piece by Kenny Endo, and was originally composed for the Honolulu Festival's Omikoshi (portable shrine) which is dedicated to the spirit of rice. It was performed by his contemporary ensemble during the Ten Ten Concert at the Hawaii Theatre on October 10, 2015. This performance features Kenny Endo, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Hitoshi Hamada, Kaoru Watanabe, Noel Okimoto, Dean Taba, Jeff Peterson, Yi Chieh Lai, and Taiko Center of the Pacific.
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